The passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act in 2007 went unnoticed by many consumers, but it has far reaching effects on their everyday lives. The Act calls for the phasing out of most incandescent bulbs by the year 2012. These bulbs are the ones Thomas Edison perfected the manufacture and widespread use of in 1880.
However, as with many things, the development of new technologies has rendered them less effective than compact fluorescent and light emitting diodes(LED) bulbs. It also provided the impetuous for additional research and training into more alternative technological advances and business that can offer future solutions for energy conservation and production.
Solar panel installations have doubled every two years since 2002, hitting the interesting benchmark for technology called Moore's Law. While Moore's Law is considered applicable for the speed of computer processors and memory availability, it has become a rule that governs other areas of technology outside the realms of computer science. When photovoltaic panels were first invented, the rate of solar radiation converted to electricity was eight percent. Now it has risen to thirty and even forty percent conversion in the same space. This translates to between a four and five fold increase in power production for the same space dedicated to photovoltaic production.
In the new 'Green Jobs' portion of the Energy Independence and Security Act, the creation of green jobs and the training of existing workers in environmentally friendly technologies and methods of working has meant that for a small amount of additional training, the pay rises with 'Green' certification. This means that an electrician who receives solar panel installation training can expect to be paid about fifty percent more for his job than an electrician who has not.
Due to economies of scale, the more solar panels that are manufactured and installed, the less they cost to manufacture and install. In Japan, there is a company that is promoting home solar panel sales and installations with a television campaign. While this is not something has happened in the United States, it is probably just a matter of time before every rooftop has electrical production capability and is selling power to and drawing power from the larger electrical grid. This would become a great thing for our country and our planet. By taking these small steps together, we can achieve greater change and help our neighbors while helping ourselves.
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Aire Online (http://www.aire-online.com/) is an Alternate Energy Research, Development Training and Technology Company, like solar panel installation training . Art Gib is a freelance writer.
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