by Colite Technologies | Mar 15, 2023 | Policy
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 has been a huge topic of discussion within the renewable energy industry since it became law in August 2022. It invests close to $370 billion into clean energy technologies, supply chains, and infrastructure to help lower...
by Colite Technologies | Feb 23, 2023 | Solar
Colite Technologies strives to help business owners understand and leverage the many benefits of solar energy, including available incentive programs that make solar more accessible. One of these programs is REAP by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),...
by Colite Technologies | Nov 28, 2022 | Blog, Solar
Historically, solar PV system costs have been steadily declining over the last decade. However, with recent supply chain challenges, labor cost increases, and greater demand for solar, prices across the industry have jumped. (Perhaps you read “Why is the Cost of Solar...
by Colite Technologies | Sep 27, 2022 | Lighting, Blog
Traditionally, almost all light poles are provided by the local electric utility and connected to their grid to light up streets and neighborhoods. Most people pay the utility for the use of these lights on a monthly basis and carry on with their lives. However, with...
by Colite Technologies | Aug 26, 2022 | Blog, Policy
The energy industry’s attention has been laser focused on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 for the last several months. With the president’s signature on August 16, the Act is now law and will invest historic amounts of resources into clean energy and...
by Colite Technologies | Jul 15, 2022 | Blog, Policy, Solar
Our previous blog post, “Why is the Cost of Solar Increasing?”, explored the forces behind recent solar price increases – including the Section 201 tariffs. The shadow of uncertainty cast by the Section 201 tariffs and the accompanying petition by Auxin Solar has...
by Colite Technologies | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Solar
Why is the Cost of Solar Increasing? For the first time in well over a decade the price of a solar system in the US is increasing. One of the key drivers is the cost of PV panels, which according to Rystad Energy research and analysis, has increased by over 50% since...
by Colite Technologies | Apr 7, 2022 | Blog, Lighting
Guide to Interior LED Retrofits LED lighting technology is the best commercially available choice for lighting. The great thing is that LEDs can be used for both interior and exterior applications. We previously wrote a guide for specifying an exterior LED retrofit,...
by Colite Technologies | Feb 9, 2022 | Blog, Solar
SRECs: Explained The renewable energy industry loves its acronyms. From PV to kW to EPA, there are so many different acronyms to keep up with. Maybe you’ve seen SREC floating around recently. SREC stands for Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (or Credit) and is a...
by Colite Technologies | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog, News
A New Look for Colite Technologies Going into the new year of 2022, we have updated our look to better reflect our company and its mission. Colite Technologies brings innovative, sustainable energy solutions to commercial and industrial applications where efficient...
