EmPower Solar Blog

News

Sep 08, 2015

Forces Driving Solar Growth

Last weekend's Wall Street Journal Opinion piece "Big Solar's Subsidy Bubble" portrays solar companies as 'dubious' and pulling 'schemes' to 'cash in' on taxpayer dollars....

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News

Aug 24, 2015

Solar and The Clean Power Plan

This month, the Obama Administration and the EPA announced the final rule of the Clean Power Plan which aims to take real action towards reducing...

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Real Estate

Jul 24, 2015

A Home Sold with Solar is a Home Sold Above Asking Price

In April of 2013, Ed Carlson made the decision to install a solar system on his home in Huntington. Now, just over two years later,...

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News

Jun 17, 2015

NYIT Annual Energy Conference

Last week, EmPower had the privilege of sponsoring the NYIT 10th Annual Energy Conference in Old Westbury. This year's theme was Tipping Points: Energy, Water,...

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Batteries, Storms and Resiliency

May 01, 2015

SunPower Solar Battery Backup Power

Last night, Tesla announced the launch of Tesla Energy, which will offer solar battery storage systems to homes and businesses. Adding battery backup to solar installations is...

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Real Estate

Apr 24, 2015

Thanks, Trees! Happy Arbor Day 

Today is Arbor Day! We love trees and all the things they do soak up rainwater, create shadows and shade, provide habitat for birds and...

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Smart Homes

Apr 24, 2015

Earth Day with United Way

On Wednesday, EmPower Solar honored to attend the groundbreaking of United Way of Long Island's "First in the Country" DOE Zero Energy Ready Home. The...

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News

Apr 22, 2015

Beyond Oil for Earth Day 2015

This Monday, April 20th, marked the five year anniversary of the BP Oil Spill. The disaster leaked 200 million gallons of crude oil into the...

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EmPower Solar

Mar 20, 2015

How to Find the Right Solar Company

Hiring a solar contractor can be a challenge, especially when limited time after work is spent on accomplishing more pressing tasks. You want to make...

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EmPower Solar

Feb 26, 2015

EmPower Musicians Share the Stage

Last month at our Winter Banquet, we were fortunate to be graced by some of our EmPower Solar musicians: Ed, Mike, Mat, and Matt. With...

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