CleanTechnica » PACE http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Win A Solar Panel Installation For Your Home! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/home-solar-panel-installation-sweepstakes/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/01/home-solar-panel-installation-sweepstakes/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:30:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75689 Ah, how I hope one of our wonderful CleanTechnica readers wins this one! SunPower*, one of the world’s top solar companies (and one of my absolute favorites), is running a sweepstakes in which a lucky homeowner in California, New York, Hawaii, Arizona, or Colorado can win a home solar panel installation worth $16,000. There’s not much

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solarchat-us-solar-policy-results/feed/ 2 Movers in the Spread of California’s PACE programs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2014 19:29:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75473 The origins and growth of property tax assessed clean energy - PACE programs - within California and the first company to start-up in another state

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/26/movers-in-the-spread-of-californias-pace-programs/feed/ 1 US Home Solar Nearing 1 GW (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:12:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73923 Aside from our extensive solar energy coverage, here are some more solar energy stories from around the interwebs that I wouldn’t want you to miss. Just adding a note regarding the first one, I’d just add that it’s almost shocking to me how far we’ve come in recent years. I started covering the solar industry in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/24/us-home-solar-nearing-1-gw-solar-news/feed/ 3 How California First Helped Bring PACE Home http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/#comments Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:30:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72857 Originally published in the ECOreport It has been seven years since Cisco DeVries came up with what Scientific American would later call one of the top 20 “world-changing” ideas of the year. He was the Mayor of Berkeley’s chief of staff. They were thinking about ways to hasten the adoption of solar technology. DeVries realized

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/06/how-california-first-helped-bring-pace-home/feed/ 1 PACE Has Returned To Berkeley, Birthplace Of The PACE Program http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/17/pace-returned-berkeley-birthplace-pace-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/17/pace-returned-berkeley-birthplace-pace-program/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2014 21:11:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72064 Originally published in the ECOreport HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) is now available in 186 Californian cities and counties. The County of San Mateo and Woodside have opted in and the number of communities in the Bay area is approaching two dozen. PACE has returned to Berkeley, the birthplace of the program. Back in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/17/pace-returned-berkeley-birthplace-pace-program/feed/ 2 Both Red & Blue States Green On Energy, Stanford Says http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:11:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71778 With Congress squelching innovation in Washington, we need to look to the states for policies green on energy. A study released by Stanford University and the Hoover Institution this week (The State Clean Energy Cookbook: A Dozen Recipes for State Action on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) cites 12 innovative projects being implemented by almost 20

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/13/red-blue-states-green-energy-stanford-says/feed/ 5 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Solar Energy News: PACE Financing Grows, Yingli Innovates… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/solar-energy-news-pace-financing-grows-yingli-innovates/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/solar-energy-news-pace-financing-grows-yingli-innovates/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:09:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70736 Here’s some more solar energy news from around the interwebs for you solar energy lovers. Enjoy! California is jumping back into PACE financing with the CaliforniaFIRST initiative. This is big. (Solar Love) Yingli Solar has done a bit of innovating in the realm of ingots. (Solar Love) Astrum Solar has bought Centrica for $54 million.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/16/solar-energy-news-pace-financing-grows-yingli-innovates/feed/ 1 Solar Policy On The Muni Side http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/30/solar-policy-muni-side/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/30/solar-policy-muni-side/#comments Wed, 30 Jul 2014 10:40:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70059 Jennette Gayer did something outside the box. Instead of taking the traditional approach of tackling solar at the state level, she decided to look at how solar policy could help solar installations at a city level. By looking at policies in big and small cities in Georgia, Gayer identified some simple tools to help cities

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/30/solar-policy-muni-side/feed/ 0 PACE Could Drive More Solar Adoption In Commercial Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/pace-drive-solar-adoption-commercial-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/pace-drive-solar-adoption-commercial-market/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 07:06:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69549 By Jackie Pitera. In the United States, access to third-party financing has been a main driver in bringing solar projects of all sizes across the finish line. While wide availability of third-party power purchase agreements (PPAs) and leases has enabled rapid solar adoption within the residential sector and with larger commercial solar projects, smaller commercial

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/18/pace-drive-solar-adoption-commercial-market/feed/ 0 HERO PACE Is Operational In More Than 160 Communities http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:50:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69385 Originally Published in the ECOreport On Wednesday, San Diego Supervisors Dianne Jacob and Dave Roberts joined San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria and representatives from the HERO PACE program and a local solar company on the steps outside the County Administration Center. They announced that the HERO PACE energy- and water efficiency program will

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/15/hero-pace-is-operational-in-more-than-160-communities/feed/ 2 First Solar Acquisition, Yingli Financials, SunPower Financials… (Solar News Catchup) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/first-solar-acquisition-yingli-financials-report-solar-news-catchup/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/first-solar-acquisition-yingli-financials-report-solar-news-catchup/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:10:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68746 Time to catch up on more solar news. Here are a number of big solar news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: First Solar + Skytron: First Solar is acquiring Skytron. If Skytron doesn’t ring a bell, it should. It holds more monitored solar PV projects than all about 3 other companies in the world. Yingli

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/27/first-solar-acquisition-yingli-financials-report-solar-news-catchup/feed/ 0 More Than 90% Of Residential PACE Installs Are Made Through HERO http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2014 21:20:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68171 Originally Published by the ECOreport The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is spreading across the United States. Maine offers single PACE loans for up to $15,000, and New Hampshire is preparing to lift its cap to $1 million. There is a PACE program in Ann Arbor and another being formed to service the rest of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/17/more-than-90-of-residential-pace-installs-are-made-through-hero/feed/ 2 Bringing PACE In A Box To Texas http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/bringing-pace-box-texas/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/bringing-pace-box-texas/#comments Sun, 11 May 2014 11:50:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66561 Originally published on the ECOreport. What should commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing look like in Texas? Hundreds of local PACE programs in California are consolidating under several competing PACE models. On the other extreme, Connecticut’s new state-run program was responsible for half the commercial PACE financing in the US last year. Thirty states

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/11/bringing-pace-box-texas/feed/ 0 20 Cities Leading Rooftop Solar Revolution http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/22/20-cities-leading-rooftop-solar-revolution/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/22/20-cities-leading-rooftop-solar-revolution/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 06:00:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65636 Reviewing Environment California’s Report: “Shining Cities:  At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution” Originally published in the ECOreport. America’s solar capacity has tripled during the past two years. Rooftop solar has been in the van of this development. Environment California’s new report — “Shining Cities:  At the Forefront of America’s Solar Energy Revolution” — focuses on the twenty

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/22/20-cities-leading-rooftop-solar-revolution/feed/ 4 Residential PACE Comes To Rural San Diego http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/residential-pace-comes-rural-san-diego/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/residential-pace-comes-rural-san-diego/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:50:57 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65511 Originally published in the ECOreport. As a result of recent Californian legislation, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved the residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. Though commercial PACE is available throughout San Diego, up until now only cities that opted to go on their own have offered residential programs. Now Home

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/18/residential-pace-comes-rural-san-diego/feed/ 2 Figtree PACE Launches OnDemandPACE™ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:40:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64796 Originally published on the ECOreport. People are taking note of Figtree PACE. During the past year, the San Diego–based financial company has doubled in size. It is now operating in 50 Californian cities and counties. That is about to increase again. Figtree has partnered with a large New York–based financial institution for up to $60

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/03/figtree-pace-launches-ondemandpace/feed/ 1 NREL Correlates Solar Policy Successes & Failures http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2014 21:00:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63875 Originally published on Green Building Elements. The following report from NREL concerning issues in state solar energy policies should prove timely and useful to those involved with commercial and residential renewable energy products. The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report that aligns solar policy and market success with state demographics. By organizing the 48

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/15/nrel-correlates-successes-failures-solar-policy/feed/ 1 Green Bank Academy Provides Lessons Learned, Direction For States Looking To Help Finance Clean Energy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/09/green-bank-academy-provides-lessons-learned-direction-states-looking-help-finance-clean-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/09/green-bank-academy-provides-lessons-learned-direction-states-looking-help-finance-clean-energy/#comments Sun, 09 Mar 2014 11:10:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63506 The clean energy sector, backed by innovative entrepreneurs, investors, and government policymakers, has seen enormous growth over the past 6 years. US solar power capacity recently surpassed 10 gigawatts as the price of solar panels has fallen some 75% during the past 5 years. Every 4 minutes, US installers put a new solar system on

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