The February issue of Solar Thermal Business Magazine features a conversation about solar hot water with IREC’s Larry Sherwood. Larry, an expert on solar PV market trends in the U.S., is also well versed in solar thermal trends.
According to Sherwood, 2010 and a few years out, are looking to be especially good for solar thermal, ... Read More
I love San Francisco. It’s indescribably beautiful, culturally alive in its mix of posh and quirky neighborhoods. People are unusually courteous and friendly, I believe, because they love living in San Francisco. My own personal consumption of coffee baked goods and ice cream increases by several orders of magnitude when I’m there. It’s a ... Read More
New from the EPA, this report is designed to help state energy, environmental and economic policy makers identify and quantify the many benefits of clean energy to support the development and implementation of cost effective clean energy initiatives.
Assessing the Multiple Benefits of Clean Energy: A Resource for States provides an overview of:
The multiple benefits of ... Read More
In 1978, women’s history month started out as ‘women’s history week’ in Sonoma County. In 1981, thanks to a congressional resolution, it became a national event. Finally, in 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, officially declaring March as Women’s History Month.
The Green Economy Post, a blog portal that provides site visitors with green ... Read More
Since February, the Solar Foundation has been hosting weekly Wednesday webinars (2-3 pm ET) on timely issues impacting the solar industry from finance, workforce training, current policies, utility interaction and tariffs, permitting, technology innovation and aesthetics, purchase process streamlining, insurance issues and more. The webinars are free, but you must register to attend. You ... Read More
CALIFORNIA – New Law Raises Roof for Net Metering
After running out time at the end of the 2009 session to increase the aggregate capacity of net metering, the California State Legislature fast-tracked Assembly Bill 510 at the start of the 2010 session. This bill, enacted at the end of February, raises the aggregate cap on ... Read More
The March 2010 issue of Solar Today features two articles about community solar.
Investing in Solar as a Community, co-authored by the North Carolina Solar Center’s Laurel Varnado, Network for New Energy Choice’s James Rose, and Pace Energy and Climate Center’s Dana Hall, the article talks about the emergence of community solar ownership where homeowners and ... Read More
The Department of Labor’s investment in green jobs, some $190 million in state energy sector partnerships and training, trains workers for skills in clean energy industries like energy efficiency and renewable energy. One of those populations getting a lot of attention (and training) is alternative education programs that help young people get their high school ... Read More
On February 26, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation (AB 510) to allow more Californians to sell renewable electricity back to their utilities at retail prices. The legislation doubles the aggregate participation cap that California’s investor-owned utilities must buy back from net-metered customers. Previously, state law required electric companies to sign net-metering contracts for up to ... Read More
IREC and the Vote Solar Initiative are sponsoring an upcoming webinar on March 8, 2010 (10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PT; 1:00-2:00 pm ET) on solar feed in tariff (FIT) pricing, with practical approaches to establishing wholesale programs at the state level. Vote Solar works at the state, federal and local level to implement programs and policies ... Read More
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