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SEIA Has California Solar’s Back
The good folks over at the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) are all too aware of the threat facing the solar industry from utility attacks and they are fighting back – with facts about the industry and its importance. Here’s our take. Nowhere is the solar industry more vital than right here in California. Indeed, [...]
U.S States Solar Initiatives and Capacities
This article was contributed by Solar Contact The U.S. solar industry broke records in 2012, and it is expected that 2013 will be another record year for installed solar capacity. Last year the U.S. solar industry installed approximately 3.2 GW of capacity. Even as powerhouse solar markets like California slow down, other [...]
Report: State Departments of Transportation Go Green
State departments of transportation across the country are successfully implementing a range of sustainable practices and programs, according to a new report by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Center for Environmental Excellence. “This report documents how state transportation departments, municipal planning organizations, and transit providers are putting into practice proven [...]
Ernst & Young’s Top 5 States for Solar Investment
Ernst & Young released rankings this week that place Nevada and Massachusetts among the top five most attractive states in the country for solar installations. The finance and accounting firm releases a report twice a year evaluating state attractiveness for solar, wind and mixed renewable energy installations. Michael Bernier, senior manager of Ernst & Young’s [...]
Michigan Votes Against ’25 by 2025′ Renewable Energy Proposal
The ballots have been tallied in Michigan and the state voted against a renewable energy initiative yesterday. By an overwhelming majority (64 percent), Michigan will not be moving forward with its “25 by 2025″ proposal. Prop 3 was a state constitutional amendment that would require Michigan to generate 25 percent of its energy from renewable [...]
Shopping Malls Across America Go Solar
12 shopping malls in Arizona, California, New York and Connecticut are getting solar PV over the next year, as part of real estate owner Macerich’s corporate sustainability efforts. Panasonic is developing the 12 megawatt solar project, which is financed and owned by Panasonic’s financial platform partner, Coronal Management. This is the first phase of a national solar strategy for Macerich, which [...]
The 2012 Election: It’s All About Energy
Recently, GTM asked how the results of the 2012 election will impact U.S. greentech, but a new poll suggests that question put the horse before the cart. The first question is how greentech will impact the 2012 election. Public Policy Polling (PPP) asked 22,412 likely voters in eight states considered to have the potential to [...]
China Strikes Back Against U.S Energy Subsidies
The Global Green War had started with the US imposing duties on imports of Chinese made solar panels and cells. Subsequently dumping charges were also imposed on wind energy equipment made in China as well. China has not been able to do much against these duties as it exports almost 80-90% of its solar products. [...]
India’s Power Grid Failure: What Happened?
This is the first part of a two part piece by Raj Prabhu of Mercom Capital addressing the recent blackouts in India. This first part examines technical, regulatory and political dimensions of the problem, and the second part will deal with proposed solutions. The massive grid failure in India last week affected over 600 million [...]