Five solar power projects that aren’t junk and cost less than $500

Part of my deal with Mother Nature Network (which acquired our site, Lighter Footstep, in March) is that I’d start doing some writing for them. So I finally got my first assignment: Write 1200 words on residential solar power power.

That’s a bit like being asked to write an article on physics. Where do you start? In any case, I’ve really come to loathe green tech articles written by people whose depth of experience goes no deeper than the Google search bar at the top of their browser. It’s not as if I’ve ever planned a solar residential project of my own. Looking at the price tags of full-home systems, I rather doubt I’ll be fitting panels anytime soon.

It was the cost angle that finally caught my interest. I may not know a bunch about tax credits for home renewable energy projects, but I’m all about cheap. Hooray for MNN’s flexible editors. If you’re so inclined, head over and read Solar power for less than $500.