By Alex Daugherty Half of the speakers at Monday night’s Public Service Commission hearing spoke against Florida Power and Light’s rate increase proposal while the other half spoke in favor of their experiences with FPL. Few explicitly said they were happy with potentially paying more for electricity during the nearly four-hour meeting at Miami-Dade County [...]
by Tom Randall Tesla Motors Inc.’s bid to buy the biggest U.S. rooftop solar installer has little to do with selling cars. Rather, it’s about solving two of the biggest problems standing in the way of the next solar boom. And perhaps a good deal more. When Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk came out last week with his $2.86 billion [...]
by Alicia Chang Soaring over Jupiter's poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system's largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended Monday when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft fired its main rocket engine and gracefully slipped into orbit around Jupiter. Mission controllers celebrated [...]
Solar Impulse has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt. It should take the zero-fuel aircraft somewhere between 48 and 72 hours, depending on the weather conditions encountered en route. Solar Impulse is now in the home straight of its bid to circumnavigate the globe. After [...]
Over the past ten years, The US Solar Institute has been dedicated to training and developing qualified solar energy contractors and installers and, recently, when someone asked “what's the best way of choosing among Florida solar contractors when they all claim to be the best"? We were asked, how does one find the Best Florida Solar Contractor? [...]
US Solar Institute (USSI) has made the 2015 Inc. 5000 List at #30 in the Top Energy Companies category and #1,245 overall. What is more notable is US Solar Ranked #1 Fastest Growing Florida Energy Company that is privately held. Inc. Magazine’s 5000 is an annual list of the 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the [...]
2015 represents the fifth consecutive year that the US Solar Institute (USSI) has been serving and training active, transition, and veterans of the United States military branches as one of a very few Licensed Dedicated Solar Colleges that is approved to accept ALL forms of Veteran’s Administration benefits and DOD active military solar training funding. [...]
Local, Florida-based solar panel installer company, US Solar, will be presenting at the South Florida Association of Environmental Professionals (SFAEP) June Luncheon. The luncheon will take place Thursday, June 18, and will focus on the financial and environmental benefits of commercial scale solar for Florida businesses. The luncheon will also provide a forum for attending [...]
Intersolar, the largest solar conference and expo in North America, is right around the corner, and thousands of photovoltaic professionals are preparing for a full week of conference sessions, industry meetings, and product exhibitions. Florida-based, advanced solar training college US Solar Institute (USSI) will be attending the expo and will also be presenting at the conference. [...]
Solar Panel Installation. Miami, FL – Florida business Micropower Battery Company has officially joined the solar revolution in the Sunshine State! In an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and offset their commercial energy usage, Micropower partnered with local Florida solar installation company Florida Solar One for the installation of a 33kW rooftop solar system. [...]
