CleanTechnica » Florida solar 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 Floridians Who Want Solar: Kick Rick Scott Out http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/floridians-want-solar-kick-rick-scott/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/04/floridians-want-solar-kick-rick-scott/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 18:00:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74478 Solar Love. At a time when solar power in the United States has grown by leaps and bounds, the Republican governor of Florida, Rick Scott, has done nothing to support the industry. The “Sunshine State,” with more solar potential than all but a couple of other states, ranks 18th for installed solar power capacity. Furthermore, while

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/31/build-clean-banking-green/feed/ 1 Solar Energy News Buffet http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/26/solar-energy-news-buffet/#comments Sat, 26 Jul 2014 10:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69875 As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles” of important or interesting cleantech news we didn’t cover dropped off as a result. With a big backlog of stories I wanted to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/feed/ 3 IKEA’s Continued Progress Towards 100% Renewable Energy By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/20/ikeas-continued-progress-towards-100-renewable-energy-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/20/ikeas-continued-progress-towards-100-renewable-energy-2020/#comments Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:11:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59142 Originally published on Climate Progress. By Kiley Kroh Continuing its impressive commitment to being 100 percent carbon neutral by 2020, Swedish retailer IKEA announced the purchase of a 46-megawatt wind farm in Alberta, Canada. The 20-turbine farm is expected to generate 161 gigawatt-hours of power each year, or more than double the total energy consumption of IKEA

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/experience-grid-freedom/feed/ 6 PACE Program For Broward County (Florida) Moves Forward http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/22/pace-program-broward-county-florida-moves-forward/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/22/pace-program-broward-county-florida-moves-forward/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2013 05:00:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57941 Increasing the number of jobs in our country is critical. However, what is intelligent is to create jobs that are truly sustainable. Due to recent improvements in Broward County, Florida, there are many happy contractors, electricians, and others in related fields thanks to a new program. An intelligent effort from the Broward County Commission continues

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/22/pace-program-broward-county-florida-moves-forward/feed/ 2 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power States Per Capita (Updated) vs Top Solar Policy Leaders (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53090 Last year, I put together rankings of the top solar power countries per capita, per GDP, and per TWh of electricity production. In January, I then created rankings of the top solar power states per capita and followed those up with rankings of the top solar power states per capita vs the top solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 Solar News Roundup (13 Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/13/solar-news-roundup-13-stories/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/13/solar-news-roundup-13-stories/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:01:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52782 Following my bike news roundup (15 stories) and EV news roundup (12 stories), here’s a quick roundup of 13 solar power stories we haven’t covered but thought you shouldn’t miss. Enjoy! Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Consortium Launched Veterans Get Hooked On Solar Ivanpah Solar Project Is Over 92% Complete Conergy Tips Australia Solar Market To Grow

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/13/solar-news-roundup-13-stories/feed/ 0 15 Solar, Wind, Water Power Stories Not To Miss http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/16/12-solar-wind-power-stories-not-to-miss/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/16/12-solar-wind-power-stories-not-to-miss/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:58:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49617 Check ‘em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a lot to do with fair

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/16/12-solar-wind-power-stories-not-to-miss/feed/ 2 PACE Funding In Florida Gets $500 Million Boost http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/pace-funding-in-florida-gets-500-million-boost/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/pace-funding-in-florida-gets-500-million-boost/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:00:52 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48644 Reposted from Solar Love: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) funding (or financing) is one of the most attractive solar policies in the world (imho). Very basically, instead of receiving a loan to pay the upfront cost of a solar power system, you have the amount of the system added to your property taxes. You pay

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/20/pace-funding-in-florida-gets-500-million-boost/feed/ 1 Czech Republic Has 35.5 Times More Solar Per Capita Than The Sunshine State (Florida) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/11/czech-republic-has-35-5-times-more-solar-per-capita-than-the-sunshine-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/11/czech-republic-has-35-5-times-more-solar-per-capita-than-the-sunshine-state/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:00:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48183 The stat above comes from my quick analysis of the top solar power countries in the world (per capita) versus the top solar power states in the world (per capita). It’s actually based on Q3 2012 state data and Q4 2011 country data, so it gives Florida a 9-month bonus. It’s a “fun stat” and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/11/czech-republic-has-35-5-times-more-solar-per-capita-than-the-sunshine-state/feed/ 14 US Solar Power Booming: 684 MW Of Solar PV Installed In US In 3rd Quarter, 44% More Than Q3 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:57:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45993   I just gave a presentation today to a class of renewable energy graduate students which mentioned solar PV’s tremendous growth over the past several years and its projected growth in the coming years. As the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 report released today shows, the US Solar industry is indeed still growing at a rapid clip,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/12/11/684-mw-of-solar-pv-installed-in-us-in-3rd-quarter-44-more-than-last-year/feed/ 2 FPL to Open 2013 Application Period for Solar Rebate Program on Oct. 16 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/fpl-to-open-2013-application-period-for-solar-rebate-program-on-oct-16/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/fpl-to-open-2013-application-period-for-solar-rebate-program-on-oct-16/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:43:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43523   If you are a residential or commercial FPL (Florida Power & Light) customer, and you want to install solar power systems at your home for power generation or water heating, then you can apply to FPL for a solar rebate starting at 8:30 am on October 16, 2012 (yes, click through to that link to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/03/fpl-to-open-2013-application-period-for-solar-rebate-program-on-oct-16/feed/ 0 Multi-Million-Dollar Solar Rebate Program Being Offered by Solar Electric System Provider in Florida http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/29/multi-million-dollar-solar-rebate-program-being-offered-by-solar-electric-system-provider-in-florida/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/29/multi-million-dollar-solar-rebate-program-being-offered-by-solar-electric-system-provider-in-florida/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:00:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43320   SolarTek Systems USA Inc. is starting a new solar rebate program after recently acquiring $2,000,000 in funding for a rebate program from their supplier of solar equipment, Rosvik Power Systems, Inc. The rebate is only good for solar electric systems that were purchased from SolarTek and installed in the state of Florida.   “The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/29/multi-million-dollar-solar-rebate-program-being-offered-by-solar-electric-system-provider-in-florida/feed/ 1 Commercial PACE Program Comes to Florida (1st of Its Kind) http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/11/commercial-pace-program-comes-to-florida-1st-of-its-kind/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/11/commercial-pace-program-comes-to-florida-1st-of-its-kind/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:20:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36927   The solar-energy-gifted Sunshine State where I grew up has a ways to go to catch up to solar power leaders like California and New Jersey(!). The good news, however, is that one small town in Florida, Lantana, has just implemented the state’s first commercial PACE program, and hopefully this will open the door for

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/11/commercial-pace-program-comes-to-florida-1st-of-its-kind/feed/ 0 National Solar Power Orders Several Million(!) Solar Panels for 700-MW Solar Farm in the Sunshine State http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/09/national-solar-power-orders-several-million-solar-panels-for-700-mw-solar-farm-in-the-sunshine-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/04/09/national-solar-power-orders-several-million-solar-panels-for-700-mw-solar-farm-in-the-sunshine-state/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:44:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36855   National Solar Power (NSP), a “market leader in utility scale solar power solutions” that was just formed in 2010, announced at the end of last week that it had “reached a major milestone in its plans to build solar energy facilities totaling 700 megawatts (MW) in Florida” — it completed an agreement with SolarWorld

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