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The Blog of Alternative Power Enterprises. Alternative Power Enterprises is a solar energy company offering solar system design, solar system installation and solar system maintenance and repair services to Western Colorado. We specialize in ground and roof-mounted photovoltaic solar power systems, both grid-tied and off-grid. Alternative Power Enterprises serves many areas in Western Colorado, including Ridgway, Montrose, Telluride, Hotchkiss, Delta, Ouray, Norwood, Nucla, Paonia, Gunnison, Silverton and elsewhere. Offering Energy Independence since 1992

September 21, 2015

Obama Sets Up Cost Of US Solar Energy For Another Freefall

September 21, 2015/ Wheeler Juell

Solar energy is already cost competitive with conventional fuels in 14 US states, and that’s pretty amazing considering that the bottom has dropped out from under the coal, natural gas, and petroleum markets.

September 21, 2015

How Home Owners Are Paying Next to Nothing for Solar Panels in 2015

September 21, 2015/ Wheeler Juell

What's your electric bill this month -- $200? $250? More? I have foolishly let "Big Energy" sell me electricity and my monthly bill is higher than the GNP of France.

September 21, 2015

The coming years may be rooftop solar's time to shine

September 21, 2015/ Wheeler Juell

Rooftop solar power is booming. And as more and more consumers discover that prices for solar power are falling, they're slapping panels on their roofs and buying less energy from the power companies.

September 03, 2015

U.S. Energy Secretary: Solar and wind energy now cost-competitive without subsidies

September 03, 2015/ Wheeler Juell

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who trained as a nuclear physicist, believes that the price of solar and wind power have fallen so dramatically that the market for them can now grow without subsidies. Moniz told reporters that the Obama administration supports Congress' extension of renewable energy tax credits, but "I certainly see solar growing" even "without subsidy" and the cost reductions have "been incredible" for the solar industry, making for an improved "value proposition ... in many contexts."