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Envision Solar Covered Parking Lots with Solar Groves

by Matt Embrey on March 29th, 2009

The Solar Grove is a highly customizable and efficient system of photovoltaic solar canopies. A Solar Grove installation allows a company to take a parkinglot that is normally an eye sore and a burden on the environment, and use it to harness energy, mitigate the polluting nature of a parking lot and provide an interesting asthetic.

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Affordable PV Solar Systems for Connecticut Residents

by Matt Embrey on August 11th, 2008

Energy prices are soaring, Congress is on vacation (or is it staycation?) and they still haven’t passed the Renewable Energy Tax Credits. Residential solar is an attractive alternative to traditional home energy, but the initial cost of the systems put them out of reach for most Americans. That’s why the state of Connecticut is taking [...]

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