Geothermal and Solar Installers: Get to Know Your Municipal Utility (It’s not a Waste of Time)

“Municipal utilities are more open to trying new things than investor-owned utilities.”

This is the lesson I took away from my visit to the Wyandotte Municipal Services as part of a delegation from the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association.  They’ve implemented one of the nation’s first geothermal utility programs (details below), taking the view that each […]

October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Geothermal Heat Pumps, Solar, Solar Design & Installation, Utility-Scale Solar|Tags: , , , , |
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Made in Detroit: Do you Have a Customer with a Thermal Problem?

A hybrid solar panel made in Detroit using automotive components, with investment from an EPC contractor in Florida.  Interesting.  Interesting enough that I spent two hours this week along with other members of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association touring the Power Panel manufacturing facility.

Power Panel was founded in 2007.  Their PVT panel combines 125W […]

September 21st, 2012|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , |
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