Category Archives: Solar Energy

Grandfathering Solar Customers

Posted on February 12, 2016 by craigruark

We need to look for a fair compensation—not a payoff for silence. Continue reading →

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Value of Solar Tariff

Posted on September 30, 2015 by craigruark

Under the VOS tariff system, the solar customer is billed for their energy use exactly as all other customers within the utility. Continue reading →

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Green Energy and its Cost

Posted on May 8, 2013 by craigruark

There have been of late, numerous articles and comments made about green energy, wind and solar in particular, and the viability of those energy sources to dominate the now prevalent natural gas and coal power generating plants.  Much of the … Continue reading →

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The Basics of oil pricing and the effect on the price of gas

Posted on October 24, 2012 by craigruark

There have been a lot of questions asked about why the President of the United States does not do something about the rising price of gasoline. It has also been speculated that by increasing the amount of oil drilling that … Continue reading →

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Is solar energy a bad investment?

Posted on September 7, 2012 by craigruark

What would happen if nearly every home in America were equipped with solar panels to the point that they were nearly energy independent?  That is the question that power companies around the country are asking themselves today, and having to … Continue reading →

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