Arizona utility commission launches solar-information website Thousands of Arizona homeowners have taken the plunge into solar power – but the state’s Corporation Commission believes even more homeowners would invest in solar energy if they understood its benefits. The ACC announced September 1 that it was introducing a website to provide information on available incentives and [...]
WESTMINSTER — Southeastern Vermont Community Action received $900,000 to provide solar thermal and solar hot water technologies for low-income Vermont families. And the state as a whole will receive another $700,000 after being recognized for achieving weatherization benchmarks from the U.S. Department of Energy. SEVCA was one of five agencies in Vermont that shared almost [...]
One of the prime stumbling blocks in developing solar and wind energy has been dealing with siting and permitting issues on federal lands. The Obama Administration targeted significant monies in the 2009 stimulus bill (ARRA) for wind and solar projects that begin construction by the end of 2010 and Secretary Salazar put in place directives [...]
Developing CSP projects in the US is a very challenging business, and the stages involved from getting it from the drawing board to construction phase, on average take up to 4 years. The secret to success is based upon essential pillars being in place. These pillars are 1) CSP site secured 2)Connected to transmission line [...]

The City of Tallahassee Utilities Rebate + Incentives Are Greater Than What You Pay for the Water Heater Itself LOUISVILLE, Ky.–With a special $1,200 rebate for The City of Tallahassee Utilities customers valid through Sept. 30, 2010, and a Federal tax credit of up to $480 through Dec. 31, 2010, homeowners could end up saving [...]
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has filed a lawsuit against government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for their actions taken against property-assessed clean energy finance (PACE) programs in the U.S. “As the nation struggles through the worst recession in modern times, California is taking action in federal court to stop the regulatory [...]
Green Energy Ohio (GEO) partnered with four technical and community colleges across Ohio in 2009 to increase growth in the clean energy sector by building the local capacity of a trained labor force in the solar thermal industry. These statewide solar thermal training programs were supported by The Ohio Department of Development – Ohio Energy [...]
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