Making and Saving Energy
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 [...]
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 [...]
Pacific Gas & Electric Utility Company in Northern California asked regulators on Thursday to approve the purchase of Electricity from an Arizona solar power plant NextLight Renewable Power. NextLight will construct the 290-megawatt Aqua Caliente photovoltaic farm on private land in Yuma County, Ariz. The San Francisco company signed a deal with P.G.&E. in June [...]
Schwarzenegger Screws Solar Companies – Companies that install solar systems on homes and businesses may see their sales drop next year because the Legislature didn’t pass a key bill on “net metering.
I was driving around in Pacific Beach (San Diego), the other day and came across some newly installed solar panels in the parking lot of the local McDonalds. I was very excited by the possibility that all McDonalds could eventually convert all their fast food restaurants to solar energy, but it turns out that was [...]
SOLAR ENERGY MONTH EVENTS – OCTOBER 2009 Thursday, October 8th, 2009 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. San Diego Solar Water Heating Basics for Homeowners (CCSE) 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tulare Basics of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems for Grid—Tied Applications (PGE) All Day Event San Jose California Realtor Expo Sunday, October 11th, 2009 1 p.m. – [...]
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October 2009 is Solar Energy Month To celebrate California’s huge successes in solar energy and to help more home and business owners go solar, the CSI Program has proclaimed October 2009 as Solar Energy Month. While solar systems already provide clean, reliable energy at more than 50,000 locations in California, the goal of Solar Energy [...]
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