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3 Signs Your Home Is A Good Fit For Solar Panels

By SolarMax Technology March 31, 2023

As solar energy increases in popularity, many homeowners wonder if their property is a candidate for solar panels. The cost savings and eco-friendly image are excellent perks. However, installing solar panels might not be the correct choice in some situations.

SolarMax Helps Students STEP into the Future of Renewable Energy

By Philip Small October 14, 2015

If you’re one of those folks worried about society’s collective future, particularly when it comes to the next generation of leaders, you would have been impressed by the innovation and thought leadership on display at the recent Science Technology Education Partnership (STEP) convention in Riverside Ca. Oct. 6-7. We were. Hosted at the UCR Bourns

Nailing down solar savings

By Philip Small October 01, 2015

As long as they have been available for home use, solar panels empowered homeowners to reduce their carbon footprints and reliance on nonrenewable resources. The environmental impact of going solar is well documented. According to the U.S.

Middle East, North Africa embrace solar despite long history of oil reliance

By Philip Small September 30, 2015

Long established as the oil capital of the world, the Middle East doesn't come to mind quickly in conversations about renewable energy, unless as a contradiction. That's all about to change, with two massive solar energy projects currently under construction in the gulf region.

How much of the world would need to be covered in solar panels to power Earth? Hint: it's not as much as you think

By Philip Small September 29, 2015

Let's use our imaginations for a moment. With states like Hawaii and California pushing ever closer to full reliance on renewable energy, and more than half of all new U.S.

University of California researchers harness the sun to bring clean water to drought-stricken farms

By Philip Small September 23, 2015

In the midst of California's record-setting drought, researchers at the University of California's Advanced Solar Technologies Institute (UC Solar) are using the power of the sun to make water desalination cheaper, more accessible and cleaner.

Solar energy steps up to save drought-strained California power grid

By Philip Small September 10, 2015

While solar power has shown itself to be renewable, cost-effective and carbon-free, it is its resiliency that is saving Californians during the state's severe drought.

Utility-scale solar generation gets boost from dropping photovoltaic costs

By Philip Small September 03, 2015

This June, utility-scale solar generators output 31 times more electricity than they did a decade ago, according to new research from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Is solar a good fit for your home?

By Philip Small September 02, 2015

Amid the past year of record-breaking solar growth across the country, the residential market has grown the most. American homeowners added 437 megawatts of solar capacity last year, enough to power more than 71,000 houses.

Solar energy employs more than 50,000 in California

By Philip Small August 31, 2015

Last year, California added nearly 7,500 new solar energy jobs, with another 10,000 expected for 2015, according to The Solar Foundation's California Solar Jobs Census.