{"id":12446,"date":"2017-10-31t12:10:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-31t12:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dpetrov.2create.studio\/planet\/wordpress\/a-brighter-future-the-emerging-solar-market\/"},"modified":"2017-10-31t12:10:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31t12:10:52","slug":"a-brighter-future-the-emerging-solar-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/a-brighter-future-the-emerging-solar-market\/","title":{"rendered":"a brighter future: the emerging solar market"},"content":{"rendered":"
many cities across the united states have some catching up to do when it comes to renewable energy. this has not stopped american homeowners from taking action, however. as of 2014, 400,000 u.s homes have installed solar panels, with a projection between 900,000 and 3.8 million by the year 2020, according to the union of concerned scientists.<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n to middle class americans, installing solar panels may seem out of their financial range. however, the cost of solar has gone down in recent years. scientific american<\/u><\/a> reports that prices for solar panels have fallen between 5-12% in 2015. this price drop includes everything from hardware to installation. however, the biggest contributor to the price drop was the decline in cost for inverters, which convert direct current (dc) electricity to alternating current (ac) electricity, the electric standard for homes.<\/p>\n