Making and Saving Energy
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 [...]
San Diego’s Clean Generation Program – Public Information Sessions Mayor Jerry Sander’s staff is conducting a series of information sessions to present the City of San Diego’s Clean Generation Program, which will provide financing to property owners for renewable energy installations and energy-efficiency retrofits. You can get an update on the program design and get [...]
The California Solar Training Partnership received $3.5 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a regional resource and training center. The center will enable California to build a highly capable clean energy workforce and to maintain its worldwide leadership in solar energy. The partnership, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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