Solar Generation has served Upstate New York’s Hudson Valley for nearly a decade and a half. Its founders, Todd and Jason launched Solar Generation to capture the independent, creative spirit of the region by delivering residents the highest quality, customized solar solutions for their homes and businesses — while protecting the environment. Paul McMenemy, the President of Solar Generation, joined the team in 2017, dedicated to carrying on this legacy into the next decade and beyond.
The Solar Generation Family is pleased to announce that we are in the solar-powered water heating business. Old fashioned oil-fired boilers or conventional electric water heaters are very inefficient thermally (and so environmentally damaging). There is a better...
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In order for the solar array to operate and for the inverter to turn on, power must be detected from the solar array as well as the grid. This means that in the case of grid outage, the...
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There is a new way of living among us, in tiny houses. Tiny homes are generally around 40 to 600 square feet. The concept behind these small homes is that the homeowner can live pretty independently because they...
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Curious how solar arrays work? This diagram shows you exactly that. Initially, the solar panels absorb the sun’s rays, which is then sent to the inverter. The inverter then converts the sunlight to electricity (DC-AC power). During the...
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The Greeks were the first ones to use solar energy, somewhere around two thousand years ago. They built their homes so that in the winter the sun’s rays would beam in, but not in the summer. Entire cities...
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When you call us to talk about solar, we will probably discuss your electricity usage in kiloWatts so we can customize a system for you. What’s a Watt? This recent article in the altE blog does a great...
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