Links

Government Sponsored Links:
"Buying a Solar Photovoltaic System: A Consumer Guide" published by the California Energy Commission: http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/500-99-008.PDF
National Renewable Energy Laboratories website: www.nrel.gov
Information on Solar Hours around the world can be found at: http://wrdc-mgo.nrel.gov
Solar energy basics at NREL site: http://www.nrel.gov/learning/re_solar.html
US Department of Energy: http://www.energy.gov/energysources/solar.htm
Solar America Initiative at DOE: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/solar/solar_america/index.html
Sandia National Labs PV Systems: http://www.sandia.gov/pv/
A complete list of PV Standards: http://www.sandia.gov/pv/docs/pvstndrds.htm
Working Safely with PV Systems: http://www.sandia.gov/pv/syso/ESafety1.html
A performance calculator for Grid Connected PV Systems: http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/calculators/PVWATTS/
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy: http://www.dsireusa.org/

Good Reading:
How Stuff Works - Solar Cells - http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-cell.htm
Home Power Magazine: www.homepower.com

Industry Web Sites:
National Fire Protection Association: www.nfpacatalog.org
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers: www.ieee.org
American Solar energy Association: http://www.ases.org/
Solar Energy Industries Association: http://www.seia.org/
Solar Electric Power Association: http://www.solarelectricpower.org/
Portal to the world of Solar Energy: www.solarbuzz.com
Renewable Energy News and Information: http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/home
Renewable Energy Policy Project: http://www.repp.org/
The Vote Solar Initiative: http://www.votesolar.com/
Pre-Screened PV Industry Professionals: http://www.findsolar.com/
The Source for Renewable Energy: http://energy.sourceguides.com/