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  1. Equalization of Your Battery
    Equalization of Your Battery
    Equalization is required to mix the battery acid, and to bring every battery plate to an equal charge. Equalization should only be performed when required or once every six months. Over equalization ...
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  2. Chinese Anti-Dumping Probe
    Chinese Anti-Dumping Probe
    The headlines are filled this morning with chatter on the latest news that the European Union is launching an anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar panel makers, following a similar investigation by ...
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  3. Will Solar Power Work in My Location?
    Will Solar Power Work in My Location?
    Solar power is a versatile source of energy that works well in a wide range of locations. Ideally, solar panels should be exposed to full sun for at least a portion of the day to gather and store ...
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  4. Keeping You and Your Batteries Alive
    Keeping You and Your Batteries Alive
    Batteries are the biggest problem for most folks who have renewable energy systems. Those problems typically stem from just three causes. 1. A poorly designed battery bank, either too large or too ...
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  5. Owning Your Own Electric Company
    Owning Your Own Electric Company
    Being the owner of your own power source is an amazing feeling, knowing that you will never again have to pay for electricity, and that everything you can power with electricity runs for free. You’ ...
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  6. Study Shows Solar Viable
    Study Shows Solar Viable
    Many analysts still claim that solar power for the masses is simply not cost effective, and therefore not a realistic option for most power requirements. However, a recent study conducted at Queen’s ...
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  7. Fake, Junk Solar Panels
    Fake, Junk Solar Panels
    Falling prices for PV technology new average price for inventory, $0.65/Wp, off brand b- and c-grade modules, falling margins, failing PV companies, fraud, poorly installed systems and even ...
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  8. What Makes a House Sustainable?
    What Makes a House Sustainable?
    An Interview with the Solar Biz With the current focus on green living and sustainability, many individuals have questions about how to be more environmentally conscious. A staff member at The Solar ...
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  9. Blister in the Sun: Solar Energy
    Blister in the Sun: Solar Energy
    It’s amazing seeing what spring and summer does to a person. When February comes, we’re sick of spelunking in winter’s cave and are desperate for rejuvenation. The sun is the best friend you ...
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  10. Germany Breaks Solar Energy Records
    Germany Breaks Solar Energy Records
    You had a rough night, blazing your way through the neon-bandaged city. You feel unfulfilled. You know you’re unhealthy, but don’t really care. You roll out of bed at the insistence of the alarm ...
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  11. Dumping solar modules by China
    Dumping solar modules by China
    Seems like the CASE folks think that the predatory practice of dumping solar modules in the US and Europe by China is because the Chinese are really great guys that have the industry’s best ...
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  12. Why China and not USA
    Why China and not USA
    Here’s an interesting piece of news…China currently invests more money in Renewable Energy than any other country. The focus in the next 5 years is to build off of the manufacturing sector and ...
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