There seems to be a lot of confusion with how solar tax credits work It seems like a good idea on the surface – and actually in this case it is --- but it isn’t always the easiest idea to explain

Twenty-eight years ago, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a speech on national television predicting that besides efforts to prevent future wars, the biggest issue our country would face in his lifetime was the energy crisis One of his solutions was to use solar energy as an alternative to traditional sources of energy – namely oil

While the rest of the economy struggled with job loss and slow growth, the solar energy sector made enormous gains and is set to continue this growth Twenty years ago, I remember hearing that one day every home would have a computer inside it

The Prickly Pear (or Nopal) Cactus and its fruit was so popular that when voyagers landed on the North American continent and discovered this plant, they immediately brought it back to Europe The plant’s popularity spread from Spain to Italy to Africa and then around the world

Solar powers use mirrors to capture the sun’s energy and store it for future use as power, but they also trap the heat of the earth and store them in their towers, known as chimneys The idea just makes sense because we need more ways to store solar power and we also need something that doesn’t take up a lot of space

At first, the pressure to get on the solar bandwagon was for environmental purposes, but now the pressure has become financial A recent article showed that in South Korea, the country’s biggest firms in the technology arena are falling behind in the global solar power game

Now is the time to get onboard the solar energy wagon Although it seems like a hefty investment to install solar panels on your home (the average cost probably runs around $13,000) you will more than recoup the cost in less than a decade