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Residential Solar Customers Creating a Gold Mine in Arizona

March 15, 2010
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Residential Solar Customers Creating a Gold Mine in Arizona

The Arizona Solar Power Society (http://www.arizonasolarsociety.com) reports that the residential solar market in Arizona is creating a gold mine of solar revenue. In the past 18 months, more than 275 residential solar installation companies have opened shop, hired thousands of employees and created one of the most promising industries seen in a...
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The New Road to Energy Sustainability

March 14, 2010
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Dear Congress, We, the American People, want a New Deal for energy. We’re tired of watching the rest of the world kick the clean energy industry into high gear while we’re still stuck in neutral, debating a weak cap-and-trade bill that doesn’t come close to meeting our energy challenge. Indeed, we believe the focus on climate change...
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Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in Pacific Northwest to use PV Powered Inverters

March 14, 2010
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Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in Pacific Northwest to use PV Powered Inverters

PV Powered, Inc., the innovation leader in solar inverter reliability, performance, and serviceability, announces that its commercial inverters are being installed in a new 2.4 MW project in Portland, Ore., the largest rooftop solar project in the Pacific Northwest. The project, which will be managed by a joint venture between Portland General Electric...
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Not so Fast – Solar Installation Costs are not Dropping

March 14, 2010
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Not so Fast – Solar Installation Costs are not Dropping

In an article stating that Cost of Installed Solar Fell 30% in Past Decade, there is a strong inference that the entire cost of installing solar is going down. This is not entirely accurate. source: Solar News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs

February 12, 2010
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25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs

A new study released by Navigant Consulting finds that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and...
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SolarCraft is Awarded Green Business of the Year

February 9, 2010
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SolarCraft is Awarded Green Business of the Year

SolarCraft has been selected by the Novato Chamber of Commerce (NCOC) as the inaugural recipient of its Green Business of the Year Award. In business since 1984, SolarCraft celebrates its 26th year providing renewable energy services to the North Bay. They offer full-service solar electric, solar pool heating and solar hot...
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President Obama’s Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding

February 9, 2010
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President Obama’s Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding

President Barack Obama unveiled on February 1 a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011, including $2.36 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The proposed budget aims to reduce unnecessary energy use, boost renewable energy sources, and strengthen clean energy research as the United...
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