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U.S. Interior Secretary Touts Giant Gila Bend Solar Plant’s Economic Impact
While touring a solar power generating station that will provide power to tens of thousands of Arizona homes, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that America’s embrace of renewable energy will create jobs and boost the economy.
NY Gov. Cuomo Calls for Quadrupling Amount of Solar in the State
New Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) made solar a priority in his "State of the State Address" on Jan. 4.
New Proposal Seeks to Encourage Solar Panels on LA Rooftops, Parking Lots
Ambitious goals Los Angeles city officials have set for solar energy remain out of reach. Changes in leadership at the L.A. Department of Water and Power have slowed renewable energy policies. So has the domestic economy. Now the DWP is floating a new proposal designed to encourage solar farms on large rooftops and parking lots.
The World's Six Coolest Solar Projects
The coolest solar projects constructed or in the works - from the largest solar-powered office building in the world to Enviromission's solar towers to the PVs that top off the Vatican.
