Facing budget shortfalls and increased operating costs, many institutions of higher learning are embracing of renewable energy. National University, one of California’s largest private, nonprofit colleges, the completion ofoptimized rooftop and power systems at two of its campuses in San Diego that are expected to generate more than 1.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. […]
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Denver Solar Developer Stimulus Powered
You might or might not think much of President Barack Obamas more formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act but we call tell you who definitely loves it: E Light Wind and Solar and its employees. The solar developer has been racking up tons of business outfitting government offices with systems the latest […]
The road is long & hard for giant solar farms
Around this time last year, California and federal regulators were busy reviewing and signing off on close to a dozen giant solar farms planned for California’s and Nevada’s deserts. Eventually, between them they would approve nine in California and several more in Nevada within a few months in 2010. You would think that the speedy […]
Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups
At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Departmentâs Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings â some 250 million acres â and designate […]
Solar companies learn to play nice with environmentalists
As more solar farms arise in the sunny corners of the U.S., itâs inevitable that solar developers will have to play ball with environmental groups. First Solar and SunPower announced an agreement on Tuesday with the Sierra Club and others to add thousands of acres near their proposed projects for wildlife protection. The agreement calls […]
SunPower and Citi Team to Finance $105 Million in Residential Solar Lease Projects
SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ – SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Citi (NYSE: C) announced a new fund for approximately $105 million in residential solar lease projects. SunPower will use the fund to extend its SunPower® Lease to customers in eight states, expanding the financing options available to homeowners interested in high-efficiency […]
Feds to refine plan on solar development zones
Associated Press – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says federal officials will refine a plan for speeding up solar energy development on public land in six western states, after receiving roughly 80,000 public comments on the plan. In December, the Interior Department released a draft identifying 24 solar development zones in California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New […]
Utility Integrated Solar Power Grew 100% in 2010
Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released its latest report which showed that U.S. electric utility providers are including more and more solar power generation in their portfolios and much of this increases is happening outside of California. (Click here for the Executive Summary of the report) The Solar Electric Power Association’s (SEPA) fourth annual […]
