Aaron Crowe: OnEarth Author

Aaron Crowe is a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area. He can be found at http://www.aaroncrowe.net/.

Experience

Aaron Crowe has been a professional journalist since 1986, working at newspapers in California as a reporter, copy editor, page designer and assigning editor. He most recently worked at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, CA, a 200,000-circulation daily newspaper, as an assistant metro editor before being laid off in June 2008.

He is an editor and writer at WalletPop.com, a personal finance Web site run by AOL. He also does freelance writing and editing for businesses on environmental stories, such as about global warming and its impact on how utilities prepare for flood and drought, and a follo to the Cosco Busan oil spill in the San Francisco Bay.

He also owns a business publishing newsletters for businesses, doing everything from reporting, writing, designing and printing newsletters. He also does freelance public relations for nonprofits.

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http://www.aaroncrowe.net/

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Rent or Own? Making Solar Power Affordable

The San Francisco Bay area has historically been a leader on emerging technology, yet despite the unprecedented interest in solar power in California and beyond, Pacific Gas and Electric Co., has just 30,530 solar installations in its territory, which stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south. That's just 1 percent of the total number of residential rooftops that could install solar panels and reap their benefits. How could that be?
According to most in the residential solar business, the problem boils down to money. For most people, installing solar panels comes with a hefty upfront cost. According to PG&E, it costs about $36,000 to install a four-kilowatt photovoltaic system, which is enough to power the average home for a family of four with a monthly electrical bill of $100 to $200. It would reduce carbon emissions equal to driving 12,000 ...read full post

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