Comments on: With DoE, DoD Backing SolarStrong Aims to Double US Residential Solar Power Installations http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Solar-Power Housing for U.S. Military, from SolarCity & U.S. Bancorp - CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/#comment-115549 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:08:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30284#comment-115549 […] SolarStrong could have doubled U.S. residential solar power installations with DOE and DOD backing, Andrew reported in September. Soon after that (later that month), it was killed due to a solar-unfriendly Congress. But, near the end of 2011, BoA-Merrill Lynch helped to revive the initiative. Now, it’s getting a boost from U.S. Bancorp. Yesterday, SolarCity and U.S. Bancorp announced the creation of a renewable energy tax equity fund to get the first phase of the initiative moving. […]

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/#comment-104301 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:38:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30284#comment-104301 I’ts kinda massive as it is. Doubling the amount of residential solar in one move will make a difference.

This is going to happen all over the country, not just a couple of isolated bases. The people living in these houses are going to talk to their family and friends and, as we know, most residential solar is sold by ‘word of mouth’.

This is going to help a lot of local solar installation companies scale up and get well established. It’s going to mean a lot more installers gain the skills. It’s going to establish and strengthen supply chains.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/#comment-104298 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:04:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30284#comment-104298 This is getting closer to the SolarSoldier concept but it needs to include training. It also needs to be massively scaled-up.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/#comment-104296 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:42:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30284#comment-104296 Folks might want to take a second to remind themselves who the Commander in Chief is as they read about how our armed forces are leading the green transition in the US.

]]> By: 14 Green Living Stories | Planetsave http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/08/with-doe-dod-backing-solarstrong-aims-to-double-us-residential-solar-power-installations/#comment-104287 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:44:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30284#comment-104287 […] With DoE, DoD Backing SolarStrong Aims to Double US Residential Solar Power Installations […]

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