Gathered on a platform next to the roof of one of the two-story single-family homes in the Lower 9th Ward, onlookers watched as installers with South Coast Solar of New Orleans mounted a set of photovoltaic panels onto a metal roof.
Just last week, One Block off the Grid (1BOG), the nation’s top consumer advocacy group for residential renewable energy, and New Orleans-based South Coast Solar, Louisiana’s largest solar energy company, announced that the Metro New Orleans area will be the program’s first official city outside of California for its groundbreaking new solar community purchasing program.
NABCEP is a rigorous and demanding certification to earn and only experienced installers are screened to qualify for the exam. About 20% of installers who sit for the exam are able to pass the test and Scott is very proud to have passed on his first try! With NABCEP certification Scott joins an elite group [...]
At least 25 states and the District of Columbia have approved standards that require utilities to generate a specified portion of their power from renewable sources such as solar, wind, biomass and water. Louisiana is considering following suit, though the prospects of such a policy winning favor remain hazy.
Louisiana, arguably the most vulnerable state in the country to the effects of climate change, leads the nation in industrial generation of carbon dioxide — the gas scientists say is the most serious man-made contributor to the phenomenon.
Just recently, SCS was chosen by One Block Off the Grid to service the New Orleans area. To view the press release, click here:
While solar panels in New Orleans are a relatively new idea because of our recent state and federal tax credits, solar technology and the photovoltaic (PV) effect have actually been around for a long time. Below is a brief history of solar, and how we got to where we are today!
