Solar News & Climate Blog

The Solar Tracker Became Family

Five years ago, Beth and Sandy decided to install a Solaflect Tracker on their property in Norwich. They were pioneers, the first people to take …

Time is Running Out

On the heels of the United Nations global warming report issued earlier this week, Solaflect founder Bill Bender submitted a letter to the editors of …

Power home appliances with solar energy

Go Solar, Stop Bugs

While scientists may argue over the degree to which the rise in bugs is directly related to the heating planet, the headlines last week were …

Dartmouth College goes solar with Solaflect

Or, “Big Green Goes Green.” From Dartmouth News: Construction has begun on a state-of-the-art solar panel adjacent to Moore Hall. The panel moves both up …

WCAX profiles Solaflect installation at East Haven Veterinary Services

WCAX TV-3 in Burlington, Vermont has profiled a recent Solaflect PV Tracker installation at East Haven Veterinary Services. Dr. Sally Schleuter explains that going solar …

Solaflect highlighted in Washington Electric Coop newsletter

The latest newsletter from Washington Electric Coop profiles a recent Solaflect installation in Peacham. Check out the newsletter here, and a time-lapse video of the …

$1,000 incentive for Vermont electric cars

DriveElectricVT announces New electric vehicle incentives available to Vermonters We’re offering up to $1,000 on qualifying plug-in vehicles! For those in the market for a new car …

We can do it: Portugal’s grid runs 4 days straight on only renewables

Climate news is generally dire, but real progress is possible. In fact, it is happening. The latest proof is Portugal’s new record for renewable energy …

VNews: “Vt. Nears ‘Net Metering’ Cap With Solar Boom”

Vt. Nears ‘Net Metering’ Cap With Solar Boom By Wilson Ring Associated Press Sunday, October 25, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, October 25, 2015) Montpelier …

VT Digger commentary: solar vs. “solar”

Solaflect Energy is proud to be a part of helping change our energy economy to one that is based on clean renewables. We do our …

Video: Solaflect is special guest on Energy Week

Energy Week hosts George Harvey and Tom Finnell were kind enough to invite Solaflect to discuss the Suspension PV Tracker in a special episode of …

The best solar homes are efficient solar homes

Energy from the sun is the most abundant and, certainly in the long term, lowest cost way to power our lives and society. But there’s …