Efficiency & LIPAFacts About Solar
Investing in Solar Energy or “PV” (Photovoltaics) technology makes good sense whether you are a Residential or Business customer, School or Municipality. Now in its 8th year, LIPA’s nationally recognized Solar Pioneer Program has installed over 1,300 PV systems on Long Island.
Facts about LIPA’s Solar Pioneer Program
- LIPA has over 1,700 Solar Pioneer Customers throughout LIPA service territory.
- These Customers are generating over 9 megawatts of non-polluting solar electricity on Long Island … that is the equivalent of reducing C02 emissions by 6,260 tons a year!
- To date, LIPA has rebated over $40 million dollars in direct incentives to customers who have installed a PV system on their home or business.
- LIPA helped support the installation of a 1.01 MW solar electric system, one of the largest commercial PV systems in the US, at Fala Direct Marketing in Farmingdale under its Research and Development Program.
- LIPA is ranked nationally as a leading solar electricity provider in the US.
Interesting Facts about Solar Energy
- Sunlight travels to the earth at 186, 282 miles per second in approximately 8 minutes.
- The sun is the most renewable and inexhaustible source of energy known to our planet.
- In 1 hour, more of the sun’s energy falls on the earth that what is used by the entire world population in 1 year.
- Developing countries with an abundance of sunlight and rapidly growing populations represent the fastest growing markets for solar energy.
- Every dollar spent on energy efficiency in the home saves money on your PV needs.
- After wind power, solar energy is one of the fastest
growing renewable technologies in the world.
