Fort Lauderdale, FL – May 15, 2013 –  Today marks the One Year Anniversary since Fort Lauderdale officials honored solar PV training school, US Solar Institute (USSI), for becoming the city’s first downtown commercial building to earn the “Net-Positive Energy Building” badge of honor.      “We, as City Commissioners of the …

USSolar Institute is now running its 6-month solar PV challenge in which it tests some of the world’s leading panels and inverters under real-world conditions Fort Lauderdale, FL – May 13, 2013 – In collaboration with Caribbean and Florida certified PV installer & state licensed contractor, Florida Solar One, USSolar …

USSolar Institute to host Schletter’s second-annual Solar Roadshow, which focuses on commercial and utility-scale solar applications, as it travels to the Sunshine State stopping in Ft Lauderdale on May 10th and 11th. Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 30, 2013 – Schletter©, a worldwide leader in photovoltaic mounting systems, is staging …

Some consumer products are truly universal.  An iPod bought in Japan performs and operates the exact same way an iPod purchased in New York does.  The same goes for televisions, shoes, and Ikea furniture.  Sometimes the manuals are a bit different.  And sometimes you end up spending more.  But the …

The Sunshine State historically has been a hideout for the bad guys, hustlers and con artists.  Al Capone bought his mansion on Palm Island in 1928 as his escape. In 1935 “Ma” Baker was gunned down in her Ocklawaha home after robbing a Florida bank and in 1980 John Gotti …

After weeks of waiting, we’ve finally launched our much-anticipated “Real World Solar PV Challenge” – an unbiased, side-by-side comparison of some of the leading solar products on the market. We first started receiving requests for such a Challenge as far back as 2010 – maybe even earlier.  And had we …

Product comparisons are fun.  As a species, we can’t seem to get enough of test drives, blind taste tests, comparison charts, and the like (remember the Pepsi Challenge and those Mac vs. PC ads a few years ago?) Some of us even take it to the next level. Have you …

USSolar Institute to host Schletter’s second-annual Solar Roadshow, which focuses on commercial and utility-scale solar applications, as it travels to the Sunshine State stopping in Ft Lauderdale on May 10th and 11th. Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 30, 2013 – Schletter©, a worldwide leader in photovoltaic mounting systems, is staging …

If you read our earlier post you already know that solar PV training leads to job security in all 50 states. According to a recent report by the Solar Foundation, the entire industry is hiring —and this job growth isn’t simply limited to the usual suspects like California or Florida. …

Florida’s USSolar Institute (USSI) exposes solar panel maker Blue Chip Energy as a fraud in the photovoltaic (PV) industry, sparking a nationwide panel recall from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listing, violations citations, and more. Fort Lauderdale, FL – April 22, 2013 – The year 2012 was a banner year for America’s …