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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.
Google Buys Wind, Bets on Sun
Google (GOOG) is stepping up wind-power purchases to reduce emissions, even as it devotes most of its renewable energy investments to sun-related projects, a trade-off aimed at reining in costs as the company seeks higher returns.
APS, Suns Teaming Up on Solar-energy Project
Planet Orange is now a power house. Phoenix and Arizona Public Service officials, NBA Phoenix Suns executives and point guard Steve Nash on Monday switched on 966 solar panels on the roof of US Airways Center parking garage. They've named it the APS Suns Powered Solar Structure.
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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.
Tennessee's Solar Sector: The Latest Numbers In A Thriving Value Chain
Tennessee's Solar Sector: The Latest Numbers In A Thriving Value Chain
Solar industry trade group announces merger - The Hill's E2-Wire
The country's top solar industry trade association announced Tuesday it is merging with an organization that advocates for solar energy at the state level.
