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Solar Just Got Much Cheaper in Oregon
SolarCity began offering solar leases with no up-front costs to Oregon’s homeowners on Jan. 1. The company started the leasing program in Oregon thanks to a ruleschange, which allows homeowners to receive state tax credits for aleased solar system, said SolarCity spokesperson Jonathan Bass. “Prior to Jan. 1, the tax credits were only available to [...]
PGE, Prologis Install Big Rooftop Solar Project in Oregon
The completion of the largest rooftop solar installation in the Pacific Northwest was announced today. Situated atop seven separate warehouses in Portland, Gresham and Clackamas,Oregon, the project covers 673,000 square feet of roof space — an arearoughly equal to 14 football fields. After builders first started work in March of this year, the Oregonsolar installation was [...]
Energy Conversion Devices (ENER) To Provide Solar Laminates For RoofTop Installation In Oregon $ener
Energy Conversion Devices just announced that it has been selectedto provide 2.4MWp of Uni-Solar laminates for rooftop installations onProLogis warehouses in Portland, Gresham, and Clackamas in Oregon. Thiswill be Energy Conversion Devices’ second project with ProLogis andPortland General Electric. The installations will be put in placeduring the spring and summer of this year. In a [...]
Centrosolar To Open New Plant In Oregon
Centrosolar Group AG, a Munich, Germany-based solar modulemanufacturer, plans to open its first U.S. manufacturing plant inGresham, Ore. The Portland Business Journal reportsthat a company spokesperson has confirmed Centrosolar’s plans, but themanufacturer has yet to state specifically where it will site theplant, or the number of jobs it will generate. Centrosolar recentlyreceived $4.7 million in [...]
Solar Plant Opens In Salem, Oregon
Sanyo Solar has just opened in Salem, Oregon, bringing with it thepromise of 200 new green jobs. The $84 million facility is the firstpiece of what will become the Salem Energy and Technology Park. The newplant produces core materials for the manufacture of solar cells usedin solar panels. Governor Ted Kulongoski was there for the [...]
Farms in Oregon Going Off-Grid
The state of Oregon has had a long-standing reputation forgreen-mindedness, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before newssurfaced of its farmers employing renewable energy to power theircrops. This Associated Pressstory from yesterday highlights the increasing frequency with whichagriculturalists in the Beaver State have been tapping into cleantechnologies such as solar or hydroelectric [...]
Oregon’s Surprising Solar Industry
Oregon, ranked 27th by population, is ranked 9th in US solar energy according to the Solar Energy Industry Association. At the close of 2008, Oregonians had installed 4.8 MW, a 330% increase over 1.1 MW in 2007. Oregon is 7th overall in cumulative US installations with 7.5 megawatts. This is due in large part to [...]
What Does On-site Commercial Solar Really Cost? Portland Oregon Case Study
What’sthe cost of installing a solar power system – on or adjacent to acommercial building – and how much energy will you save? As always, location is a key factor. Below are the numbers for a small 2,800 SF office building in Portland, Oregon. Basic Cost & Payback In Oregon, a combination of State, Federal, [...]
Oregon Solar Tours Scheduled
Seeing is believing — there is no substitute to seeing solar PV panels or solar thermal technologies in action. Hence the National Solar Energy Tour,sponsored each fall by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES).Usually organized by local groups affiliated with ASES, the eventsenable individuals to learn about solar and other forms of renewableenergy by touring [...]