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Tom Cotter is a Regional Sales Manager at Real Goods Solar. He thinks making electricity from the sun is magic. He loves to start stuff. He is funnier than his wife realizes. http://solartomcotter.com

State of the Solar Union, 2012

On November 2nd the Solar Foundation announced that the U.S. solar industry employs 119,016 Americans across all 50 states. This figure..

November 13, 2012 with 0 Comments

State of the Solar Union, 2011

In an economy plagued by high unemployment and slow growth, the solar industry continues to experience healthy expansion with an..

February 8, 2012 with 2 Comments

Driving to Zero

Every day I get in my car and drive to work, I’m saving money. That’s because last summer I bought an all-electric Nissan Leaf,..

February 4, 2012 with 3 Comments

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Leasing cost speculation - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum: [...] While we're on the subject ... Contest where you can win a smart electric drive (3 year lease) plus a solar recharging station which is pretty cool ... only negative I see is that it's limited to who all can enter ... as I don't personally live in any of those states I'm out. Have often thought of adding solar panels to offset my electricity cost but being in the Midwest as well as house facing the wrong way and the looong payback I'll stick to my soon to be new 4.96 cents/kWh fixed rate which isn't 'free' but not bad ... "The sweepstakes is open to residents of CA, CO, CT, MA, NJ, and VT age 21+, and runs through September 30, 2013 at 6:00pm PDT." Real Goods Solar Smart Electric Sweepstakes | Real Goods [...]
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Harry Simmelink: I agree, but people need to understand that adding Solar to their home is an asset that will increase the actual value of their property if / when they choose to sell. With the environment the way it is going we are unable to ignore any product that offers free energy at no cost to both the buyer and more significantly the earth!
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Carina Whitham: I loved how Sera explained the benefits of solar! I am going to show this to my five year old who I am also teaching about the value of renewable energy. Great video!
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