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Georgia Legislature Approves PPA’s, Florida Hoping to Follow

Ah, the sunny south, the land of peaches, oranges and solar potential. I’m talking about Georgia and Florida here, and the key word is “potential”, unless you just really like fruit salad. Both states rank very high on sun index research that ranks states based on the amount of high quality sunshine they get, yet [...]

US Solar Panels Marketplace Brings Increased Access to Smarts and Parts

US Solar is proud to announce the launch of their new online marketplace: USSolarPanels.com. US Solar Panels is a one-stop-shop for a variety of solar equipment needs, and also provides access to US Solar’s engineering and design services. The site strives to simplify the online buying experience by offering pre-engineered solar kits that include panels, [...]

SnapNrack Webinar Published on US Solar’s MyUSSI.com

US Solar Institute is proud to announce the further expansion of the Solar Equipment Resource Library on MyUSSI.com with the addition of new tutorial videos from racking company SnapNrack. The most recent addition to the library is the “SnapNrack in 2015” webinar. The webinar was presented by SnapNrack’s Business Development Manager, Brandon Taylor and covers [...]

Green Party Energy Roundtable with US Solar

We had the opportunity to represent solar in a televised discussion about energy choices here in Florida. The roundtable was hosted by the Green Party of Hernando County, in Tampa. Here's the video! #flsolarchoice

The Burden – Solar For National Security

The Burden, a ground-breaking documentary about our military’s deadly dependence on oil and aiming for solar national security, is set to premiere Friday, March 27th, in Washington DC at the Environmental Film Festival. US Solar is proud to be a producer of the film as well as a part of the alternative energy solution to [...]

Dear Solar, Happy Valentines Day

Valentine’s day is this weekend so we decided to write a valentine to SOLAR ENERGY, because we love it so much. Here it is, and pardon any romantic mush, it is a VALENTINE after all! Dear Solar, Happy Valentine’s Day! There are many reasons we love you, but we limited ourselves to 4 reasons for this [...]

USSI Enters Fifth Year of Service as a VA Benefits Approved Military Solar Training College

2015 represents the fifth consecutive year that US Solar Institute (USSI) has been serving and training active, transitioning, and veterans of the US military branches. They are proud to remain the ONLY licensed and dedicated military solar training college that is approved to accept ALL forms of Veteran’s Administration benefits. The five year anniversary of [...]

US Solar Institute Educational Sponsor of Green Planet Festival

Fort Lauderdale, FL US Solar Institute (USSI) is excited to announce that they are the educational sponsor of the upcoming Green Planet Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The festival will bring together over 60 local and national “green” companies and over 5,000 attendees are expected. It is a day of sustainability and green living and [...]

Go Solar in Florida

More than ever before, the people of Florida want to go solar. According to a recent poll, 74% of Florida voters support pro-solar changes the current state laws, specifically laws that currently limit access to solar power. The Florida Solar Ballot Initiative is a coordinated attempt to remove the barriers that are limiting Floridians from [...]

It’s a Solar Super Bowl!

It’s Super Bowl Weekend! That means a few things…. Multi-million dollar commercials, debate about deflated balls, large portions of chip dip, and football-shaped everything. There’s also a football game at some point. Oh, and solar! Don’t forget about solar! A welcome change to the expected Super Bowl weekend dialogue this year has been a story [...]