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On this page you may find news about general solar developments and about specific Solar America Cities. News “The United States Government has jumped into solar energy in a big way. It has named 25 cities across the country as “solar cities” and is giving them a pot of gold…”“Give credit where credit is due: the Bush administration DOE is moving forward with a plan to make available up to $2.4m to 12 so-called “Solar America Cities” (up to $200,000 for each)…”“DOE photovoltaic funding for years has gone to programs that promise more efficient conversion of sunlight to electricity, or in aiding solar start-up companies. It’s called ‘technology push’…”“As afternoon shadows stretched across the black panels in his backyard, Gary Simons read the digital readout from his solar-power system. He earned more than nine kilowatt hours of electricity, despite the short winter day and the fact that he installed the system on the ground behind his house…”“Solar power has been one of the hottest areas of alternative-energy investment in recent weeks, thanks to requirements passed by more states that utilities increase their use of renewable sources of energy…”“With Southern California commercial rooftop space in abundance, it was only a matter of time before someone found a better use for it than as a haven for pigeons. With ProLogis entering into an agreement to lease roof space to Southern California Edison for photovoltaic panels, the possibilities of other companies adopting the concept is imminent…”“Installing solar panels on your roof is like paying for 20 years of juice up front. There's no guarantee you'll recoup that money when you sell, and American families move every seven years on average…”“Many cities across the United States are taking substantial strides toward deriving their city’s energy from renewable sources, including solar, wind, and geothermal power. In 2007 the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Solar America Initiative, which seeks to partner with cities to facilitate the use of solar technology on a local level…”“Paul McAnally never planned on becoming a “green-collar” worker. A former Navy shipbuilder, McAnally, 47, lost his job with a plumbing contractor when the housing market slumped…”Ann Arbor, Mich., and Beijing, China, have precious little in common. But the modest college town and sprawling national capital do share one trait: They're part of a world-wide movement by cities to rein in their runaway energy use.Count on Berkeley, Calif., to bring solar power to the people with a plan to make 20-year funding available to folks who want to put solar panels on their roofs and pay for them in their property-tax bills.Chevron Energy Solutions and the Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD) have completed the first phase, 2.65 megawatts of solar car ports, is the largest solar power installation ever constructed for an institution of higher learning in North America. The final phase will add 534 kilowatts this year.Austin has long been a home for friendly folk- friendly to each other, friendly to animals, and friendly to the environment. What used to be considered as only the concerns of hippies and the bohemian sect, environmentalism is now at the forefront of commercial and residential design, and “green” businesses are popping up nationwide.OCR Solar & Roofing and BP Solar have announced an expanded agreement to provide turn-key solar installations to production homebuilders throughout Northern and Central California.As global demand for renewable energy increases, leaders of the renewable marketplace are competing for professional talent in a tight employment market. Right now, some firms have as many as 10-15 job openings, a sure sign that the search for talent is a difficult one to say the least.CalRENEW-1, the largest utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar facility being developed under California's Renewables Portfolio Standard program, has received formal approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC).In a sense, it's very strange that modern society struggles so much to find a source of clean and abundant energy: After all, the power in the sunlight falling on the Earth exceeds civilization's needs by almost four orders of magnitude.Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is placing priority on accelerating the pace of solar electricity photovoltaic installations and providing the PV industry with assurance that a predictable set of PV incentives will be in place for several years.City News |
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