Sunrun

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Power Outages are Increasing at an Alarming Rate Power outages and blackouts were unfortunately common last year, affecting millions of people1 in the path of severe storms and wildfires. On the East coast, 60 mph winds cut power to more than 1 million customers - toppling 4,000 power lines - and on the West coast a raging fire in California forced utility companies to shut off electricity to hundreds of thousands.2 The bad news is that these are only two examples of disasters and blackouts in 2

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Living Green Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The hype that comes with the Internet of Things means that more people are seeing its diverse uses, and these include ecological applications. In particular, the Pew Research Center Internet Project indicates that the IoT will improve the efficiency of waste reduction. With environmental concerns becoming more apparent today, many are looking to the tech as a timely response to said issue.

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Sunrun

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Going Solar With Solar Energy Tax Credits for Homeowners There’s good news about the adoption of solar across this country. Recent studies have indicated that we have slashed carbon dioxide emissions in most states.1 That’s a much needed reduction in fossil fuels and toxic emissions. A smaller carbon footprint is something we can be proud of as a nation.

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