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State plan puts solar in all public schools
In what could become the largest solar power project of its kind in the nation, the Department of Education is proposing to install photovoltaic panels on every public school in Hawaii over the next five years in a bid to cut electricity costs and move the state closer to its renewable energy goals.
Democrats Seek to Aid Solar With Control of Arizona Board
Arizona Democrats are vying to wrest control of the state utility board so they can expand the use of solar energy in the nation’s sunniest state.
Solar Advocates Say It’s High Time for Public Utility Commission to Act
Seven years after the Texas Legislature passed a bill calling for the state to add 500 megawatts of non-wind renewable power to its energy mix by 2015, the Public Utility Commission has yet to enforce the law. Solar power advocates are urging the commission to enact rules that would implement the change and add another 2,500 megawatts to the target by 2025.
Why solar power rarely shines in SC
Making electricity from the sun always appealed to Bruce Monson, an Air Force veteran who lives on a rolling farmstead southeast of Columbia. But when Monson looked to install solar panels on his property, he learned it would cost $22,000. Then he discovered an electric cooperative wanted to charge him $50 a month to connect the panels to a power line.
Xcel must retain solar subsidy
Minnesota regulators on Monday ordered Xcel Energy to retain a popular program that subsidizes the small-scale solar-power projects of its customers.
Help Reduce PV Installation Soft Costs
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working to reduce the soft costs (non-hardware) associated with PV installation. As part of this effort, they are collecting data from PV installers across the country who have installed residential or commericial systems in the first half of 2012. The collected data will be used to help develop best practices in regulation and permitting, while allowing NREL to develop baseline models to guage progress and develop strategies going forward. With recen
SEIA Statement on Proposed Georgia Power Solar Energy Initiative
Georgia Power Company today proposed an initiative to create one of the largest voluntarily-developed solar portfolios by an investor-owned utility in the U.S. The Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative (GPASI) would add 210 megawatts (MW) of additional solar capacity to Georgia Power’s portfolio through 2015.
Denver Solar Fact Sheet
The Denver Solar Fact Sheet is a list of current solar power production and usage in the city of Denver and the state of Colorado. This includes solar companies, solar manufacturing facilities, and the amount of solar wattage available for both residential and commercial use. Solar information specific to the city of Denver is located here. This includes current solar news in the city, such as manufacturing, corporate usage and recent legislation. The names of all the solar companies operating in Denver is also listed.
Solar Means Business Infographic 2012
A new report from SEIA and Vote Solar shows that solar energy is being deployed on a massive scale by the most iconic brands and best-managed companies in the U.S.
Solar Market Insight Report 2012 Q2
U.S. Solar Market Insight™ is a collaboration between the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and GTM Research that brings high-quality, solar-specific analysis and forecasts to industry professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports. Released September, 2012.