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June 15
Thanks to our sponsor EV Items, electrek readers can get an exclusive 20% off the company’s Vegan Tesla Model 3 Center Console Storage Cubby and other Tesla accessories for a limited time. You’ll also get free shipping in North America on orders over $50 and a free Starman or Elon Musk Air Freshener with every order:
May 1
Win a Tesla Model 3 Performance with Wall Connector and $20,000 in the frunk
Our friends at Omaze are ramping up their electric vehicle sweepstakes for the benefit of cool non-profit organizations and now they are raffling a Tesla Model 3 Performance with a Wall Connector and even $20,000 in the frunk to top it off.
April 25
Thanks to Dandelion Energy for sponsoring Electrek. See if your home qualifies for its geothermal heating system.
Our sponsor Dandelion Energy has announced an exclusive partnership with Con Edison to offer an additional $5000 credit on its geothermal heating system starting with customers in Westchester, New York. The move comes just as Con Ed plans to stop new installations of natural gas pipelines in the area.
Head below for a look at Dandelion’s geothermal heating system and details on the new Con Edison credit. expand full story
March 17
Thanks to Dandelion Energy geothermal heating for sponsoring Electrek. See if your home qualifies.
With over 7M households in the Northeast alone currently heating with fuel oil and propane, New York-based Dandelion Energy will expand its presence as it looks to complete more installs of its affordable geothermal heating system this year. That will come following a new $16 million investment round in the geothermal-based home heating and cooling solution from Google Ventures and Comcast Ventures.
While geothermal solutions have been around for quite awhile, Dandelion’s system makes it cost effective for residential customers after taking advantage of tax credits. For customers looking to install a new heating and air conditioning system, financing a Dandelion Geothermal instead will on average offer savings of around $2250/year. The company hopes the system can eventually help combat the roughly 11% of carbon emissions that are estimated to be caused by home heating and cooling solutions.
March 16, 2018
Thanks to our sponsor Wunder Capital for sponsoring The Electrek Podcast this month.
The best way to invest in solar is generally having your own rooftop solar array. Of course that may not work for everyone for a number of reasons. Perhaps you are renting rather than a homeowner, have an inadequate roof location/configuration, or your grid electricity is cheap enough that it doesn’t make sense financially. But you might also want to invest in even more than just your own electricity savings.
Colorado-based Wunder Capital enables you to do so by directly investing in other solar projects across the U.S. while providing great returns for investors. The company’s portfolio of solar projects in the U.S. has grown rapidly in recent months and it shared some updated data below. Here’s how it works:
September 12, 2017
When discussing an investment in solar energy most people immediately think of a solar installation for their home, which can often be a good investment by reducing your electricity bill, but what about when that’s not a feasible or smart investment?
Small and mid sized businesses need capital and assistance with solar, and one service is enabling anyone to get involved as easily as supporting a crowdfunding campaign – but with much better, rock solid returns all while simultaneously helping the U.S. catch up in solar and fight climate change.
