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November 4, 2020November 24, 2020 by Ethan Freishtat

The 6 best resources to get started in solar

residential solar installation

The advantages are no longer just about going green, as solar will be cheaper for nearly everyone over time. Outlined below are some of the best resources to help answer your questions about solar energy and find the right solar installer for your needs. Read More

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June 5, 2020September 15, 2020 by Bill Nussey

Straight facts on the environmental impact of coal: CO2 emissions, pollution, land, and water

Burning coal creates CO2, NOx, SO2, mercury, and uranium. Coal also uses large amounts of land and water. See how 1 MWh of coal power impacts the environment. Read More

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January 6, 2020March 4, 2020 by Jon Long

What is a Megawatt-Hour?

A bank of electric meters Alamy AT1J4P

A megawatt-hour is one of the most common measures of electricity. What is it, how does it relate to a megawatt, and how is it created? Read More

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December 29, 2019February 25, 2020 by Bill Nussey

Technology makes things cheaper… except for the grid

Thanks to technology, industries like transportation, food, and data processing are more affordable than ever before. But there is one technology-heavy industry where prices have been going up… electricity. Read More

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November 17, 2019June 4, 2020 by Bill Nussey

Do we have enough silver, copper, and other materials to keep up with the growth of solar?

a stack of silver bars

Will growing demand for solar panels put pressure on commodity supply chains, driving up costs, and even disrupting other industries? Not even close. Read More

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November 2, 2019September 15, 2020 by Bill Nussey

Understanding the basics of electricity by thinking of it as water

Part of our Freeing Energy 101 series: a basic introduction to electricity. The article uses water as an analogy to explain voltage, current, resistance, AC, DC, power, and energy. Read More

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August 14, 2019 by Bill Nussey

Podcast #018: Bill Nussey and Sam Easterby: Separating fact from fiction about renewable energy.

The solar market is experiencing explosive growth. Freeing Energy Hosts Sam Easterby and Bill Nussey talk about the long term environmental impacts of solar. Is there really enough land and how will we dispose of the panels when they need to be retired? Read More

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August 11, 2019November 23, 2020 by Bill Nussey

Will waste from retiring solar panels overrun our landfills?

As solar continues to increase its share of global energy production, people are starting to wonder what we’ll do with all the panels when they reach their end of life. How big a problem will this become? Read More

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July 23, 2019May 12, 2020 by Bill Nussey

A simple and affordable plan to address the intermittency of solar and wind

A future powered by clean energy requires batteries to balance the intermittency of solar and wind. Experts say those batteries will be too expensive. Fortunately, by thinking differently, a clean energy future may be possible sooner than they think. Read More

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July 1, 2019November 3, 2020 by Bill Nussey

There are more US jobs in solar than all fossil fuels put together

A solar installer holding a panel that says solar creates more jobs than any other kind of energy

With all the attention on coal employment, you might think that coal has the biggest share of energy jobs, right? Not by a long shot. Data from United States Energy Employment Report and the Solar Foundation tell a very different story. Read More

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Career tech CEO whose companies have created thousands of jobs and billions in market value. Also: venture capitalist with Greylock, IBM’s VP Corporate Strategy, MBA from HBS, and NCSU Electrical Engineer.

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