Cal Poly San Luis Obispo students may hold the key to the future of solar technology. They are working to create a design that reduces the number of panels needed to supply power to a house off the grid. With new technology they are hoping to make further advancements in the solar field and make everything run more efficiently . …
April Contest Winner Announced
We have a winner! Congrats to our Facebook friend Nancy who has won the $75 gift card to the Lido Restaurant at Dolphin Bay Resort and Spa! Not a winner this time? Don’t worry there will be plenty of chances to win throughout the year to win, including our Mother’s Day contest coming soon. We will be announcing the contest …
Caring for your Solar Panels
We recommend cleaning your solar panels just before summer to make sure they are producing as much energy as possible. AM Sun Solar partner, Cory Howe, says to “think of it like cleaning your car, a soft bristled brush and water will do just fine.” Our solar panels come with a layer of anti-reflective coating and brushes and solutions can strip that away …
Cal Poly Enters Solar Decathlon
Over 100 members of the Cal Poly Solar Team are working together to design, engineer and construct a net-zero energy home for competition in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 coming up this October. The home team entry is designed for the Central Coast climate, promotes outdoor living and operates using all kinds of cool technology. For more information …
This is no April Fool Joke…
We repeat, this is NOT a joke! This April we’re giving away a $75 gift card to Lido restaurant and the beautiful Dolphin Bay Resort and Spa in Pismo Beach! There are many ways to enter the contest but the easiest is to “like” the contest announcement on our Facebook page. One randomly selected winner will receive one gift card worth $75 …
Will Solar Eventually be as Affordable as a Traditional Electric Bill?
Over the past 15 years, the cost of putting solar panels on a typical American house has fallen by nearly 70%. Solar electricity is on track to be as cheap or cheaper than average electricity-bill prices in all but three states by 2016—assuming, that is, that the federal government maintains the 30 % solar investment tax credit it currently offers homeowners on …
