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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 [...]
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 recent [...]
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Energy costs are an ever-rising expense for your family. Installing Akeena’s award winning, state-of-the-art Andalay panels allows you to regain control of your energy costs, see immediate savings, and help reduce greenhouse emissions.
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December 14, 2009 (FinancialWire) — Akeena Solar Inc. (AKNS) Andalay AC panels are available at 21 Lowe’s (LOW) home-improvement stores throughout California. The panels, which were recently honored with a 2009 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Product award, are featured as part of Lowe’s Energy Center at the stores.
The Lowe’s Energy Center offers an information kiosk to [...]
About a month or so ago I posted about driving by the McDonald’s in Pacific Beach, a community within San Diego, and found a McDonald’s with new solar panels in the parking lot area. I originally thought it was a Solar Powered resturaunt, but after searching for more information I found that some McDonald’s were [...]
Thin-film panels, such as those made by First Solar Inc, the largest U.S. solar power company, are cheaper to make per watt of electricity than are standard panels.
The average thin-film solar panel price is expected to decline nearly 18 percent in 2010 to $1.40 per watt, iSuppli said. Average prices for silicon-based panels are expected [...]
Renewable Funding, an Oakland, Calif., based company, makes it easier for homeowners to finance solar or other renewable funding projects by attaching it to your property tax bill. The financing stays on your home’s property tax bill making it easier to recoup the expense if you sell your home before the loan is paid off.
The [...]
Demand for rooftop solar systems reached a peak in September 2009 in Southern California. Southern California Edison utility receiving 547 applications for homes, businesses and apartment and condo complexes, according to the CPUC.
Combined applications for new solar installations received bySouthern California Edison, PG&E and SDG&E — through the California Solar Initiative program also hit a [...]
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has been awarded $4 million in federal grant funding to expand Sacramento’s use of solar energy, and the California Community Colleges Board of Governors has won a $3.5 million grant for job-training in the solar industry.
Rep. Doris Matsui announced the awards on Friday, saying they will bolster Sacramento-based solar energy [...]
Great move by Shwarzeneggar, signing 2 beneficial solar bills.
AB 920, the California Solar Surplus Act of 2009, requires utilities to pay consumers for solar electricity that they generate over and above their home needs. Before, the state’s net metering law allowed utilities to capture the surplus without paying for it. Under AB 920, the California [...]
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