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Does Solar Increase Home Value for Resale?

Posted by AllEarth Renewables on February 15, 2017

Before you invest in a solar solution for your home, you may be wondering whether it can increase your home's value, especially if you intend to move sometime in the next 5–10 years. The simple answer is yes: installing solar is a value-added for most homebuyers, and could represent a good return on investment for you when you choose to sell your house.

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Topics: Advantages of Solar Power, Return on Investment, Residential Solar, Consumer, Going Solar, Dealers

Distributed Generation: Building a Better Energy System

Posted by David Blittersdorf on December 20, 2016

As our world relies increasingly on renewable energy, we’re facing a new challenge: the way we generate and distribute that energy. Our current system is based on a model of inefficient centralized generation, or the large-scale generation of electricity at centralized facilities, a model that is built around fossil fuel and nuclear power plants. As we move towards a clean energy future, we need to change that model and build a system based on distributed energy resources (DER), a variety of technologies that generate electricity at or near where it will be used.

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Topics: Future of Solar, Advantages of Solar Power, Consumer, Dealers

Educating the Next Generation of Solar Leaders: Solar for Schools

Posted by AllEarth Renewables on November 23, 2016

Installing solar at your school makes perfect sense: not only is it a great way to reduce operating costs, it provides a fantastic way for the next generation of environmental leaders to learn about the power of the future. A solar system gives students hands-on learning opportunities and helps them make the connection between what they learn in science class and the real world.

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Topics: Advantages of Solar Power, Small Commercial Solar, Customer Success Stories, Consumer, Dealers

Purchase vs. PPA: Comparing Two Ways to Go Solar

Posted by AllEarth Renewables on May 31, 2016

When it comes to going solar, weighing your options can be confusing. For most customers, the decision comes down to buying a system outright, or financing the system through a lease/buyback program or power purchase agreement. Both a purchase and a PPA have their benefits and drawbacks, but figuring out which one is best for you requires some thought.

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Topics: Solar System Issues and Considerations, Cost of Solar Systems, Advantages of Solar Power, Selling Solar, Types of Solar, Solar Financing, Consumer

The AllEarth Power Purchase Agreement: A Simple Way to Go Solar

Posted by AllEarth Renewables on April 5, 2016

One of the biggest obstacles preventing people from going solar is the upfront cost, which is often significant and can be prohibitive to those who can't afford it. AllEarth has long recognized the need for alternative solar solutions for these customers: when we first began selling trackers, it was almost exclusively as part of a statewide power purchase agreement (PPA) program, through which we installed over 660 trackers and helped hundreds of Vermonters go solar by following the sun. It was the success of this early program that has inspired us to launch a brand new PPA program for the state of Vermont.