Visitors to the big box retailer may not realize that there's a 554-kWdc solar energy system on the roof of The Home Depot’s Washington, D.C., store. The solar project, now the largest single rooftop array in the District, is expected to supply more than 9.9 million kWh of electricity to The Home Depot over a
America now has 26 times more solar photovoltaic capacity than it did in 2010, and Washington, D.C. has helped contribute to that number, reports Daniel Hampton at Patch. In fact,Washington, D.C. is one of America's leaders in harnessing solar power, according to a new report from environmental advocates. Environment Maryland, a citizen-based advocacy project of
They're calling it 'The birth of a new era in solar', and we couldn't agree more. Check out this Popular Mechanics article for some perspective on solar energy around the world. The founders of District Power and Light have been working in solar energy for over a decade, and we can tell you that we've
Here's an article we like that explains solar energy in a very clear way. It was published by Scientific American in 2008 and still holds up as a good backgrounder on solar for people interested in learning the basics. Solar energy has grown tremendously in the U.S. in the past 10 years, and many companies
