Beginning a Green Career in Solar Sales

#mce_temp_url#Many Americans, with the loss of their jobs during the recession, are discovering that they are still in the process of discovering what they want to be. Many have pursued degrees and held successful positions for years. They have the skill sets and experience, but the jobs have disappeared.

Many have turned to one of the growing industries, photovoltaic. With significant government funding through incentives and rebates, solar output is expected to more than double in 2009. With the skilled labor available and the investment of the federal government, the industry is poised to explode.

With the recent emergence of the industry, what is the best way to get involved? The first important step is research. Discover how solar works and how to apply your unique skills to the industry.

Next, attend local conferences for deeper knowledge and to build a network of contacts. Connecting with the power players in the industry will help when you search for jobs.

In addition, keep your education of the industry up-to-date through training. One course, Rich Hessler Solar Sales Training, will teach you how to sell solar solar systems and help you find a job. In addition, it saves months of research by teaching how solar works, pricing, products, current events, and available solar rebates.

Taking this training and education is the most important when becoming employed in solar. Solar employers are looking for individuals with skills experience, and knowledge of the solar industry. By having solar knowledge, you become a brand that solar business owners want to employ and hopefully leading you toward an answer to the lifelong question, "What do I want to be when I grow up?"

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MARICOPA BEGINNING SOLAR INSTALLATION

Where is a better place to install solar panels than the middle of a desert. With over 300 days of sunshine a year, Maricopa County in Arizona should be a hot-spot for photovoltaic. Consider Steve Krebs, who has an $850 monthy utility bill in the summer.

Most of this electricity goes to his air conditioner. As with all homeowners in Arizona, air conditioning is a necessary but expensive requirement for life. The cost of running the ac is increasing. With increaseing energy rates and more sunny days than one can count, Arizona is a perfect location for installing solar.

After a $15,000 rebate from Electrical District 3 and a federal tax credit of $11,000, the total cost of the system was just $9,000. With the system paying for itself in approximately 8 years, this is a sound investment for Krebs.

With so much sun and high electricity bills, it makes sense that so many Arizona homeowners are inquiring about a solar system installation.
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How many solar panels would it take to power the world?

The world current consumes 500 quadrillion Btu of energy from all available forms of energy. This number will increase to at least 678 quadrillion Btu over the next 20 years. Since we will not have this scale of energy available in fossil fuels forever, and renewables are the obvious replacement, it is interesting to begin to image what the surface of the earth will look like.

 

Using only solar panels, we need 191,817 square miles, or about the area of Spain, to power the whole world using only solar panels. That is a lot of solar panels, but take into consideration the highway system in the United States. It measures approximately 38,000 square miles. If this was converted into solar panels, the United States would produce enough electricity from solar panels to power itself. 38,000 squre miles or road has been laid over the past 35 years, so photovoltaic can easily be installed in a reasonable amount of time. If the world was to install enough solar panels to generate all its electricity in 2030, this is what the world might look like.

Another possibility is to power the entire world using off-shore winds. To generate enough electricity from wind, the world might look like this:

To power the world with wind would require 11.7 million 5 MW windmills. Compared to the 500 million cars in the world, this does not seem like a difficult feat.

In reality, electricity will be generated by a combination of wind, solar, hydropower, waves, tidal, geothermal, and biofuels. With current research and development, the price of renewable energy is falling fast. The need to begin installing renewable energy will become more evident as energy prices begin to climb after the end of the worldwide recession. This is where we will see the movement to renewable energy economies and increased profitability of countries set up to harnass natural energy.

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San Jose City Deploys Solar

San Jose has deployed photovoltaic solar systems on six city buildings. The $500,000 solar development project installed solar systems on the Alviso Library, Washington Youth Center, Garden Community Center, Alum Rock Community Center and 2 fire stations.

Cities around the United States are deploying solar systems to set and example for homeowners. By showing the value of renewable energy installations, the cities are educating homeowners on the value of going green. In today's unpredictable economy, renewable energy installations assure stable energy prices and electricity production regardless of what is happening in the economy.

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CALIFORNIA'S SOLAR BILLS

Governor Schwarzenegger plans to veto a state requirement to obtain 33% of electricity from renewable sources and the state failed to pass a bill to expand net metering.

Governor Schwarzenegger thinks the bill will make solar installations more difficult. He also put the burden on the California Air Resources Board (CARD) to produce 33% of the state's electricity through renewable resources. CARD needs to make this happen with no additional resources.

The State failed to pass the bill AB 560. This would increase the implementation of net metering. Net metering allows homeowners who produce more electricity then they consume to sell the excess electricity. This program helps make photovoltaic an economically feasible investment.

AB 560 would double the capacity of net metering. Current capacity will cap in 2010. Without this bill, homeowners who install solar after program capacity is met will not be able to sell excess electricity.

If you are a homeowner considering installing photovoltaic solar panels, do it now to take advantage of net metering. Fill out the form to the right to discover how much you will save with net metering.

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Reducing the Price of Photovoltaic Solar Panels

Over the past year, many researchers have claimed to be able to reduce the price of photovoltaic solar panels significantly. This is coming from every company's quest to produce a cheaper alternative to today's expensive photovoltaic solar systems. Although these solar panels are not produced on a large scale, they will be massed produced within the next decade.

It is important to keep up with new solar products being released and massed produced. Selling the newest, most efficient and least expensive photovoltaic solar panels keeps professionals ahead in the solar industry. To help professionals follow the changed in photovoltaic solar panel technology and pricing, I created a blog with up-to-date solar panel information. <follow new solar panel technology blog>

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California Solar Bills

Governor Schwarzenegger plans to veto a state requirement to obtain 33% of electricity from renewable sources and the state failed to pass a bill to expand net metering.

Governor Schwarzenegger thinks the bill will make solar installations more difficult. He also put the burden on the California Air Resources Board (CARD) to produce 33% of the state's electricity through renewable resources. CARD needs to make this happen with no additional resources.

The State failed to pass the bill AB 560. This would increase the implementation of net metering. Net metering allows homeowners who produce more electricity then they consume to sell the excess electricity. This program helps make photovoltaic an economically feasible investment.

AB 560 would double the capacity of net metering. Current capacity will cap in 2010. Without this bill, homeowners who install solar after program capacity is met will not be able to sell excess electricity.

Click here to find out how much you will save with net metering.

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