Making and Saving Energy
Go Solar, California!, the statewide web portal for California’s solar programs, has a new look and feel featuring a simpler, more robust navigation system, easy-to-find contact information and up-to-date program statistics and cost information. Also happening this month is the CSI Quarterly Program Forum on July 30, in San Diego. See below for details, and [...]
Upcoming Workshops and Trainings by Program Territory Free Statewide Workshops by the California Solar Initiative CSI Program Administrators sponsor free, ongoing workshops for solar customers and installers on a variety of topics. Workshops in PG&E Service Territory CSI Thermal (Solar Water Heating) Program Workshop: June 2, June 14, June 30 Integrating Energy Efficiency and Renewables [...]
Did you know CCSE offers free, ongoing workshops on energy efficiency, solar energy, green building, transportation and climate change? Register now! Click on the links below or call (866) SDENERGY. Commercial Utility Rates Simplified Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 CSI Application Process Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Solar Water Heating Contractor and Self-Installer Training Date: [...]
Solar Commitment Gets Hotter Rebate program for solar water heating goes statewide Not as much in the headlines as solar electric generation – not as flashy or as high tech – solar water heating got a big boost on May 1 as rebates rolled out for California residents adopting the technology. There wasn’t a splashy [...]
Free Upcoming California Center for Sustainable Energy Workshops Due to the popularity of our workshops, they fill up quickly. Reserve your spot by registering today. April 23 Green Jobs – Policies & Progress in the U.S. Meet one of the nation’s foremost environmental advocates, Jerome Ringo, at CCSE as he discusses the latest policies and [...]
Kyocera is moving to San Diego!!! They have plans to begin manufacturing solar modules in San Diego this year, the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company said Wednesday. Production at the company’s existing Balboa Avenue facility is expected to help push Kyocera toward its goal of making 1-gigawatt-worth of cells by 2013. Reaching that level would allow the [...]
What Gets Measured, Gets Fixed I know a lot of you don’t read a newspaper every day. So much attention goes to what’s online and then secondarily to TV. That’s not a bad thing, but I do read the newspaper – several of them on a regular basis – and it’s an opinion article I [...]
Korean electronics conglomerate Samsung (005930.KS), along with a join venture with ENCO Utility Service, will develop a solar farm capable of producing 130 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic solar power in California, according to a New York Times report. The joint venture, called Solar Project Solutions, has signed 25-year power purchase agreements with the utility Pacific [...]
The cost of getting a solar plan approved by the city of San Diego has risen from $565 from $93 reflecting a policy change by the city to quit subsidizing solar installations. It has only been 6 months since San Diego made the proud announcement of having the most rooftop solar installations nationwide. With this [...]
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