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Renewable Energy PTC and 1603 Extensions Tacked Onto Senate Bill
Renewable energy policy has seemingly been on the hot seat since late summer. As early as today, it will finally find out how much political backing it has with a series of votes on Capitol Hill.
Hello, Sunshine: Palo Alto Utility to Pay Locals for Solar Energy
Green energy may be losing momentum inside the Beltway. But officials in the heart of Silicon Valley are betting on the sun.
Community-based Campaigns Help Residents Buy or Lease Discounted Solar Energy Systems
Under overcast skies, Patti Jarrett learned she had a nearly ideal roof for the 3.29-kilowatt solar energy system she planned to lease. South facing. Good tilt. Little shade.
SolarCity and Shea Homes Team Up to Build Solar Homes for Retirees
Good Magazine
An average American's greenhouse gas emissions begin to decrease around age 60. Retirees aren’t struck by a sudden commitment to the environment, but because they're not working full-time, they drive less. They might buy fewer clothes. They move into a smaller house. Now, two companies are betting that the promise of ditching electric bills for the rest of their lives will compel them to choose a net-zero energy house, too.
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Solar Megawatts Continue to Climb, Amid Concerns About the Health of the Sector
In meetings in Iselin and Trenton today, representatives of the executive and legislative branches will discuss how to correct much-debated problems in New Jersey's solar sector.
Hawaiian Utilities Looking To Implement New Solar Water Heating Program
Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light Co. have asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve a program that the utilities say would provide immediate solar water heating savings to residential customers at no up-front cost.
Hawaiian Utilities Looking To Implement New Solar Water Heating Program
Under the proposed Simply Solar program, each utility would provide funding to install solar water heating on qualifying residential properties
Department Of Commerce Postpones Decision On Chinese Solar Trade Case
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has delayed the announcement of its preliminary determination in the countervailing-duty portion of SolarWorld's trade complaint against China. The announcement, originally scheduled for Jan. 12, has been postponed to Feb. 13.
New York Governor Calls for More Investment in Solar, Transmission
Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday proposed quadrupling New York's solar capacity by 2013, and called on investors to fund $2 billion in new transmission infrastructure.
