Tag Archives: march
Solar Power Recap: March 22nd
Happy Monday, everyone. We’ll spare you the clever introduction andsarcastic side comments today, and get right to the solar energy news and renewable energy news: Rosemont Copper, a miner with operations in Arizona, may solar panels at its headquarters in Tucson, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The company will spend half a milliondollars testing [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 19th
Here’s the solar-energy skinny for this Friday: Catholic schools across upstate New York are installingrooftop solar systems, according to The Buffalo News. A joint effort of NYSERDA, a private solarinstallation company and the Diocese of Buffalo, the solar installations will together represent 1.5 megawatts of capacity. Panels have alreadybeen installed at elementary schools in Buffalo, [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 18th
Today’s solar power rundown will be short and sweet, with a focus on: collective solar installations in Colorado and beyond; an aluminumgiant’s foray into solar power; and a decent-size solar power project in California’s central valley. U.S. Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo) announced yesterday that he willintroduce a bill to extend the 30-percent residential solar tax [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 17th
Alright, kids — Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We know you’re all itchingto get off work and head for a pint, a plate of cabbage and some sweet St. Patty’s Day schwag. But bear with us, as there’s plenty ofinteresting solar energy news stories today, including: new developments in Colorado’s solar garden plan; plans for a [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 15th
Good morning, USA! Happy Monday. I spent my entire weekend —literally 48 hours — combing the Web for the world’s most importantsolar energy stories. It’s not only a job, here at GetSolar, it’s alifestyle… Anyway, enough banter. Among the most interesting stories: a30-megawatt deal involving First Solar and Ted Turner; a solar-poweredhighway project, courtesy of SMUD; [...]
March 8-12: Dow, NASDAQ, Solar Gain Yet Again $tan $qqqq
Solar stocks beat major indexes Aftera lackluster February, U.S. stocks posted a second straight week ofgains. The Dow gained 58 points to finish at 10624.69, a .6% upswingfrom last Friday. The NASDAQ did better by jumping 41 points andclosing at 2367.66, a 1.8% surge from last week. Solar stocks in the20SSI surpassed both major indexes [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 11th
It’ll be short and sweet today, with minimal asides and unsolicitedcomments from yours truly (collective sigh of relief). Here’s what’snews in solar energy today: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), America’s largestmunicipal utility, is on the verge of passing a 5-percent rateincrease, in part to fund incentives for residential and commercial solar installations, [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 10th
Here’swhat’s on tap this morning: a slew of solar school projects; a newsolar-installation contest from panel-maker Canadian Solar; a200-megawatt deal between SunPower and Southern California Edison; and,wrapping it up, a few notes from CERAWeek, including a Saudi oiltitan’s take on the future of global energy demand. So what’s with all these schools installing solar panels? [...]
Solar Power Recap: March 9th
We’ll cut right to the chase this morning — no clever lead-in or snappy recap. Just pure, unadulterated solar energy news… First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) today announced it signeda power purchase agreement (PPA) with California utility PG&E for a300-megawatt (mW) utility-scale photovoltaic installation in SouthernCalifornia, via Solar Industry.These 300 mWs will join 250 mWs already under [...]