{"id":2598,"date":"2008-01-08T06:32:01","date_gmt":"2008-01-08T12:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/01\/08\/honey-we-need-milk-and-a-solar-system\/"},"modified":"2008-01-08T06:32:01","modified_gmt":"2008-01-08T12:32:01","slug":"honey-we-need-milk-and-a-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/honey-we-need-milk-and-a-solar-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey, We Need Milk and a Solar System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Solar on House\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/01\/solar-on-house.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/01\/solar-on-house.jpg\" alt=\"Solar on House\" width=\"236\" height=\"154\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>Could a solar power system be coming to a home improvement store near you? Perhaps. Since 2004, BP and Home Depot have teamed up to offer residential solar systems in California, New Jersey,  and Long Island, New York stores. But now it&#8217;s been expanded to more states that have good solar power incentives on the books, like Colorado, Texas, and Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t exactly buy them off the shelf: Like any big home improvement, customers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.homedepot.com\/webapp\/wcs\/stores\/servlet\/ContentView?pn=SV_HS_How_Our_Solar_Power_System_Works&amp;langId=-1&amp;storeId=10051&amp;catalogId=10053\">make an appointment<\/a> with a local installer who evaluates the home&#8217;s energy needs, sun exposure and makes a recommendation on the size of system to install. It&#8217;s called the BP Solar Home Solutions program; BP helps to train Home Depot employees on the system.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not just for treehuggers, either. The state of Arizona is branding this effort as a practical, money-saving issue as well. With so much stress on the power grid and demand increasing, the more customers that can get power from their own rooftops, the better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&gt;&gt; California residents, find out the solar potential of your home with Renewzle&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewzle.com\">solar power calculator<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.azcentral.com\/arizonarepublic\/business\/articles\/1220biz-solarfinances1221-ON.html\">The Arizona Republic<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/money\/industries\/energy\/2008-01-05-solarpower_N.htm\">USA Today <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Could a solar power system be coming to a home improvement store near you? Perhaps. 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