Wednesday morning, the New Mexico Public regulation Commission unanimously voted to transition the major utility PNM to total reliance on renewable energy. The decision was motivated by a state mandate that requires a move to 100% carbon-free electricity generation by 2050, which fits into the nation-wide plans to do the same in the coming decades. click title for more info

As the world continues towards the irreversible effects of climate change, countries like Germany, The Netherlands, and France are setting goals towards decelerating and mitigating the constant stream of heat-trapping green house gases in the atmosphere. These measure stretch from carbon taxes, renewable energy incentives, transportation sector overhauls, green architecture, and a shift from cradle to grave towards cradle to cradle manufacturing. Here in the U.S., we have laid out or own goals for reducing our emissions of green house gases. In 2009, The Obama Administration pledged that by 2050, the U.S. would reduce emissions by 80%. At the end of the day, carbon emissions break down to how a country produces and consumes energy. Barring political obstacles, this goal still requires a shift in energy consumption on the national level. This can take decades to organize, especially for a large country like the U.S. Therefore, the importance of corporate initiative cannot be overstated. Click title for more info

At the beginning of 2020, The Federal Solar ITC (tax credit) will begin to step down. At Tayco, we have found there is a lot of confusing information being delivered by solar installers in Charlotte and the Carolinas as the...

Our sun is a natural nuclear reactor. It releases tiny packets of energy called photons, which travel the 93 million miles from the sun to Earth in about 8.5 minutes. Every hour, enough photons impact our planet to generate enough solar energy to theoretically satisfy global energy needs for an entire year.