Making and Saving Energy
Tuesday, 08 December 2009 08:36
CCSE to administer statewide clean vehicle program
The state has chosen CCSE as project administrators for a new zero-emission and plug-in hybrid vehicle rebate program set to launch in spring 2010. Details about eligible vehicles, rebate amounts, online applications and supporting documents will be available on the [...]
Excellent video with information on the program. Smart Grid technology really will make a huge difference on how our energy is produced and consumed.
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 [...]
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.
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