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01/17/2022

The 26% solar tax credit is still available to US taxpayers - but only for the rest of this year.

One of the biggest reasons people are switching to solar power right now is to take advantage of very generous government incentives before they end.

Check out Solar Goals' guide to how the federal solar tax credit works, how it has helped the solar industry grow exponentially, and how it can significantly increase your savings when you switch to solar power. ☀️

https://www.solargoals.org/taxcredit

Learn how the federal tax credit can significantly lower your cost to go solar.

01/02/2022

One of the top reasons people are installing solar right now is to take advantage of a generous incentive by the US government. Currently, the Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) will pay for 26% of your cost to go solar. Unfortunately, the deadline to take advantage of the tax credit is quickly approaching.
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Since the beginning of the ITC in 2006, the solar industry in the US has grown by an astounding 10,000%. It is widely considered one of the biggest wins for renewable energy and has fundamentally shaped the solar industry as we know it. So how does this hefty incentive work? How soon does it end? Most importantly — how do you get in on it?

Learn more about how to take advantage of the tax credit here: https://www.solargoals.org/taxcredit

💡 Considering that some solar contractors can have install lists up to 6 months long - the sooner you schedule before 2024, the better!

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12/09/2021

Net Metering - it’s the mother of residential rooftop solar. How does this groundbreaking program work? Solar Goals breaks it down in 3 minutes.
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12/02/2021

Rooftop solar is one of the single best investments you can make. Why? It starts paying for itself right away, and it rescues you from decades of wasted money you'd have to pay on your power bill otherwise. Best of all, it lets you own the source of your electricity! Solar Goals breaks it down in this episode of Solar 101.

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11/20/2021

Did you know the direction of your roof affects how much power your solar panels produce?
When considering where to place panels, don’t just think about shade from trees. Figure out which surfaces face the most southward, and those will be your best producers throughout the year.
The sun doesn’t move in a straight line east to west all year. In the Northern Hemisphere, we get most of our sun coming from the south - the direction of the Equator. In winter, when the angle of the sun is lower in the sky, the sunrise and sunset happen further SE and SW. This means south-facing roofs produce well all the time; both morning and evening, winter and summer!
East and west facing roofs are the second best option, and are great as a combo. Your system will get sun all throughout the day, especially in the early morning and late evening when people are home using most of their power. 💡🔌📺
North facing roofs can still produce as well, but should only be used if the other surfaces are too shaded or otherwise inaccessible. However, if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, reverse this advice and prioritize north facing roofs!
Use this knowledge to look at your design and make sure your solar installer is getting you the best bang for your buck!
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11/09/2021

This is the second week of in Glasgow, where world leaders are deciding the future of our planet and humanity. The scale of the climate crisis is absolutely daunting, with all estimates showing our current path catapulting above necessary emissions targets. This decade (between 2020 and 2030) is regarded as our last chance to switch to renewable energy fast enough to limit warming to 1.5° C (2.7° F). On our current path, we will reach warming close to 3° or 4°C (5.4° - 7.2°F), a future in which large parts of the world will be unlivable for humans.

How do we reduce emissions and save our planet?

Problematic emissions come from burning fuels like coal, oil, and gas. Sources of power that do NOT involve burning a fuel (like harvesting solar and wind, or using nuclear fission) do not emit warming greenhouse gases. Most people think that an electric appliance or car is automatically clean because it runs on electricity - but the way electricity is produced is not always clean. Dirty power production is the biggest contributor to global warming worldwide, responsible for about 26% of all global emissions. The biggest and most important step to reaching Net Zero is cleaning up the way we make our power. Replacing coal and gas plants with wind, solar, and nuclear is the only way forward.

Going solar has never been more affordable, more efficient, or more important.

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10/25/2021

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One hour of sunshine on planet Earth = more energy than the entire human species uses in a full year.
THIS is the true potential of solar energy.
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The sun drops about 430 quintillion Joules on the surface of our planet per hour. Humanity uses about 410 quintillion Joules in one year. We already have the technology we need to achieve the transition away from fossil fuels and make electricity cheaper and cleaner for everyone.

The future is already here. Solar energy can start benefiting your family right away. Visit solargoals.org to learn how.

Sources: US Dept of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Lab

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06/21/2021

Happy ! ☀️☀️ The longest days of the year are when my solar panels are living their best life. I love watching how my production changes from season to season, and I can even see how weather patterns affect my system minute by minute in the solar monitoring app. Just for kicks, I compared production on a sunny day this week to a sunny day during the week of the Winter Solstice (both actual solstice days were rainy here).
You can see that during summer days, my panels often produce more power than I need. When that happens, I sell that extra power back and bank up credits on my power bill (labeled Net Exported). Then during months with less sunlight, those summer credits can roll over to the fall and winter! In the end, I only pay for my “Net” usage - a process called Net Metering. Check out my video on Net Metering for the full breakdown!

06/19/2021

Hi! My name is Lanier - the woman behind Solar Goals ☀️ Last year I made the switch to solar energy at my home, and it quite literally changed my entire life. When I learned exactly how rooftop solar energy works, my perspective on the climate crisis finally seemed brighter. For the first time in many years, I felt hope that the transition to green energy is not only possible, but inevitable.
That hope inspired me to take a leap of faith out of my former career in journalism and video production - and in 2020 I joined the same solar company who installed my panels!
These are just a few of the hundreds of happy solar households I have met since joining the industry. I spend each day traveling across the Southeast to educate people and help them install solar on their homes - and it has led me to a realization: the biggest reason why EVERYONE hasn’t gone solar yet is a simple lack of information about how it really works. Most people I meet each day have no idea that solar isn’t just something you do out of the goodness of your heart to help the planet, it is also one of the best financial investments you can make. Learning how simple and affordable solar really is, it’s astounding that solar energy still has a reputation for being inaccessible, expensive, or complicated.
So instead of educating one person at a time, driving to houses one by one, I decided it’s time to put on my old mass communications hat. My dream for Solar Goals is to let the world see what the solar industry sees right now - an unstoppable force for good that will help save the world while saving us all money!
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05/29/2021

Currently, dirty electricity production is the number one cause of emissions globally. Though electricity itself is green, many ways of making it are not. Burning coal, gas, and other fossil fuels to make power is responsible for about 25% of all emissions in the world. The good news? We already have the technology needed to produce all green electricity - we just have to DO it.
Project Drawdown highlights what green technologies are most realistic for achieving 100% clean electricity - and solar power topped the list by a long shot. In their scenarios, a whopping 50% of CO2 reduction in electricity can be provided by solar power! That means roughly HALF of all clean power globally can be made by the sun! ☀️
Of the total solar power produced, about a THIRD will be “distributed generation” - which means rooftop panels on homes and businesses - owned by regular people just like us.
Solar power is truly a super power. Follow for more educational content and learn how you can go solar yourself!