CleanTechnica » lancaster 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 Taxpayer Dollars Saved By Energy Storage System In Lancaster, California http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/taxpayer-dollars-saved-energy-storage-system-lancaster-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/taxpayer-dollars-saved-energy-storage-system-lancaster-california/#comments Sat, 01 Nov 2014 16:40:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74333 The city of Lancaster, California, has installed an energy storage system at its Museum of Art and History. It was connected by Green Charge Networks to store energy to be used at peak times when electricity prices are high. The energy is stored up when costs are low, and then used again later in order

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/01/taxpayer-dollars-saved-energy-storage-system-lancaster-california/feed/ 9 LABC Sustainability Summit 2014 | A Republican Fights Climate Change http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/labc-sustainability-summit-2014-republican-fights-climate-change/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/labc-sustainability-summit-2014-republican-fights-climate-change/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2014 23:00:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66177 On Friday, the Los Angeles Business Council hosted their 8th annual Sustainability Summit. California Governor Jerry Brown and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti presented keynote speeches on the major topics in California- Energy and Water. Mayor Garcetti gave an excellent speech highlighting some of the work he’s doing to make LA more sustainable. Governor Brown,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/29/labc-sustainability-summit-2014-republican-fights-climate-change/feed/ 6 Why Solar Isn’t Enough http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-isnt-enough/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-isnt-enough/#comments Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64548 By Vic Shao  The past few weeks of sunny weather have been paying off, literally, for California’s solar companies. On March 16th the state set a new record by drawing more than 16% of our energy use from solar energy. But even that isn’t enough for those of us that want to see our communities reach net

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/30/solar-isnt-enough/feed/ 14 Lancaster Home Solar Mandate — 1st In US (& World?) — Leads City Into 2014 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/lancaster-home-solar-mandate-1st-us-world-leads-city-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/lancaster-home-solar-mandate-1st-us-world-leads-city-2014/#comments Sat, 04 Jan 2014 23:58:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=60939 It’s now officially a requirement in Lancaster, California — all new single-family homes have to come with solar power. The work of a buggy-eyed communist? The work of a smile-less tyrant? The work of a tree-hugging hippy? Nope. This home solar mandate comes largely through the hands of Mayor Rex Parris, the elected Republican who heads up

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/04/lancaster-home-solar-mandate-1st-us-world-leads-city-2014/feed/ 14 Solar Panels The New Granite Countertops, But Not For Long… http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/27/solar-panels-new-granite-countertops-long/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/27/solar-panels-new-granite-countertops-long/#comments Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:43:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58308 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Home solar panels are “the new granite countertops,” according to Tom Werner, CEO of US-based SunPower, one of the largest solar panel companies in the world. What does that mean? That means that, for an increasing number of new homeowners, solar panels are becoming an add-on right from the beginning. Furthermore,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/27/solar-panels-new-granite-countertops-long/feed/ 7 Two Californian Cities Vying For Solar Capital Of The US http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/two-californian-cities-vying-for-solar-capital-of-the-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/two-californian-cities-vying-for-solar-capital-of-the-us/#comments Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:00:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55717 Originally published on RMI Outlet. by Devi Glick The fight for the title “Solar Capital of the U.S.” is on, and for two towns in California, things are heating up faster than a solar panel during summer peak! Earlier this year Lancaster, on the edge of the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles, became the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/28/two-californian-cities-vying-for-solar-capital-of-the-us/feed/ 3 Solar City Offers Zero-Down Financing For Home Builders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/09/solar-city-offers-zero-down-financing-for-home-builders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/09/solar-city-offers-zero-down-financing-for-home-builders/#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52579 SolarCity, one of the key companies that made solar power more attractive to its potential customers via solar panel leasing (so they won’t have to put the full cost of a solar installation up front), is now offering a policy that enables home builders to install solar panels without paying up front. This may really

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/09/solar-city-offers-zero-down-financing-for-home-builders/feed/ 17 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/11/ev-bike-news-roundup/feed/ 0 Largest Solar PV Facility In California Opens http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:20:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51447 I don’t think a day goes by when there isn’t another record broken in the solar industry. Here’s one of the latest, courtesy sister site Green Building Elements and Business Wire: NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced that it will commemorate the opening of the Alpine Solar Generating Facility in Lancaster, Calif.,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/07/largest-solar-pv-facility-in-california-opens/feed/ 3 Biggest Barrier To 100% Renewables Is In Our Heads http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/01/biggest-barrier-to-100-renewables-is-in-our-heads/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/01/biggest-barrier-to-100-renewables-is-in-our-heads/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 21:44:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51242 This article originally appeared on PV Solar Report. (For releated reading, also see: “70%, 80%, 99.9%, 100% Renewables — Study Central“) By Rosana Francescato The future is here — it’s just unevenly distributed. This old quote found a new application at the Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy conference in San Francisco last week. An international crowd of energy experts,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/09/lancasters-solar-mandate-on-new-homes-helps-prove-solar-is-attractive-to-conservatives/feed/ 27 10 Fastest-Growing Solar Cities in California http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/09/10-fastest-growing-solar-cities-in-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/02/09/10-fastest-growing-solar-cities-in-california/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:59:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=34738 While solar is blooming fast in many other states now, California's still the U.S. leader and continues to install solar at a rapid clip. There is actually hardly a country on earth with as much solar as is installed in California.

PV Solar Report, "an authority on California solar market data," and SunRun, "the nation’s leading home solar company," recently released a list* of the California cities growing the fastest in solar power installations

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