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Grid-Tied Solar Energy Systems

Shockoe Solar offers both Residential and Commercial services. We custom design systems based on your historical electrical consumption and available roof or ground area to provide the maximum utilization of your system. We can also guide you through the process of getting federal funded tax credits to help offset the cost of your system.

What is a Solar Panel?

A Solar Panel, is a set of electrically connected Photovoltaic cells. It typically contains several sets of solar cells connected in series. This allows each low voltage cell to contribute and be combined to provide a usable amount of higher voltage from the panel
Simply stated, a Solar Panel is what you use to convert light [...]

Shockoe Solar Video

Check out this video of Shockoe Solar. The video features Bernie Stanley and is very informative. Click to watch!

Shockoe Solar from Bernie Stanley on Vimeo.

Local Firms Excluded

Local solar firms are losing their cool about being excluded from installation work on the new federal courthouse in downtown Richmond.

Several local contractors attended a meeting last week about the project, which is funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (known on the street as stimulus spending).

Virginia Tech Displays Solar-Powered Home

TONIA MOXLEY THE ROANOKE TIMES
Published: August 19, 2009
BLACKSBURG — Imagine the house of the future.
If it gets too hot outside, the house reduces the need for air conditioning by drawing its shade panels.
When temperatures drop in winter, high-efficiency insulation panels slide in place to conserve heat.
In fact, this house could brew your morning coffee and [...]