Salt Lake City was the site for the 3rd Solar America Cities (SAC) gathering last month where Solar Salt Lake was the  recipient of SAC’s Barrier Buster Award for its efforts to improve Utah’s net metering rules.  Congratulations.  According to Sara Baldwin, Utah Clean Energy, Solar Salt Lake continues to explore creative financing options for...

On April 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $10 million in funding over 5 years for two organizations to help accelerate the adoption of solar energy among local governments. The selected organizations, the International City-County Management Association (ICMA), and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, will conduct outreach to thousands...

Earlier this year, the Department of Energy issued its Market Transformation Funding Opportunity Announcement for solar installer instructor training, Solar America Cities Special Projects, and a National Administrator of the National Consortium for Solar Installer Instructor Training. On October 8th, DOE announced the the recipients of those solicitations. Some $10M through the American Recovery and...