Peace of Mind from the Sun

Recently, Up to 3 million people were affected by power outages across the state of Florida.

Investigators are still looking into what happened but it appears to short-circuit that caused a fire which interfered with 2 power distribution lines.

In an interview with the Sarasota Herald Tribune, a Solution Specialists for SolarDirect, Rex James, (Who was mis-quoted as being a Panel-Installer), said the outage is clear evidence that more residents need to get off the grid.

“It’s unreliable,” James said. “With solar you’re on an island, safe from the power outage.”

This is more and more true everyday. As the world expands our power grids struggle to keep up with the pace. Solar PV isn’t yet a realistic option for everyone but it’s becoming available to more and more people every day through these rebates, tax credits, incentives, net metering Renewable portfolio standards, evolving technologies etc. etc.

In the not-to-distant Solar looks bright, and that’s good for the planet, for us, and for our own futures. This black out comes as a serious reminder to those living in Florida with the constant threat of tropical activity potentially wreaking havoc on our power systems, Energy Independence is worth its weight in gol..err Silicon.

You can find Rex Jame’s Original (And much more informative) Letter here.

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