CleanTechnica » new york 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 Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels… Again (+ Other Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/28/solar-cheaper-fossil-fuels-solar-news/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2014 13:33:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76869 Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent ROI Peer-to-Peer Financing For Residential Solar Rolled Out In Arizona Living the EV/PV Dream: How I Chose to Pair My Solar System With an Electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/08/solarcity-introducing-first-kind-mypower-solar-financing-option/feed/ 37 The Megawatt Block Program: Setting New York Solar Up for Success http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/megawatt-block-program-setting-new-york-solar-success/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/megawatt-block-program-setting-new-york-solar-success/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 11:32:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73034 By: Colin Murchie, Director of Project Finance, Sol Systems. Research support provided by Eric Lustgarten. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is getting closer to solidifying the next iteration of its solar incentive program with the creation of the Megawatt Block. Perhaps befitting what may be one of the last major

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/07/megawatt-block-program-setting-new-york-solar-success/feed/ 2 New California Solar Record, Solarboxes In London… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/#comments Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:47:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72904 Here’s some top solar news from around the internet for your weekend reading pleasure. London telephone boxes are being turned into “solarboxes.” (Planetsave) California solar has hit a new power output record, and pretty late in the year! (Solar Love) The state of New York is providing $750 million for a large solar factory from

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/04/new-california-solar-record-solarboxes-london-solar-news/feed/ 1 Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 11:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72579 The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent reports. The plans call for the expansion and opening of new offices in the Arizonan, Nevadan, Californian, and Hawaiian markets, as

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/29/sunrun-expanding-plans-expand-new-markets-add-800-new-employees/feed/ 2 Staten Island Cashing In On Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/staten-island-cashing-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/staten-island-cashing-solar-power/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 15:10:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71763 Cost Of Solar. From brownfield to solar park: Staten Island’s Freshkills Park will be the home of NYC’s largest solar installation, providing 10 MW of solar electricity and nearly doubling the City’s current renewable energy capacity. Solar power might seem more of a fit in states known for being incredibly sunny, such as Arizona, California, or Hawaii, but

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/staten-island-cashing-solar-power/feed/ 5 Solar Loans Down To 6.5% Interest, NY Solar Schools… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:18:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71762 Solar news buffet below. Eat it up! Dividend Solar is now offering solar loans with an interest rate of just 6.5%, the lowest in the country. If you’d like, you can also invest in these solar loans via Dividend Solar. (Planetsave) Solar power is now a “default energy source” in Austin, Texas. (Cost of Solar)

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/10/solar-loans-interest/feed/ 2 Introducing The Solar Foundation’s “State Solar Jobs 2013″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/#comments Wed, 12 Feb 2014 17:08:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62573 The Solar Foundation has just launched its interactive “State Solar Jobs 2013” site. This is a state by state database, which shows the growth of solar jobs in 2013 and gives predictions for 2014. “Our state solar jobs research this year clearly shows that solar energy can be harnessed anywhere, and that growth rates are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/12/introducing-solar-foundations-state-solar-jobs-2013/feed/ 2 15 Solar Facts You Should Know http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/25/15-solar-facts-know/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/25/15-solar-facts-know/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 06:20:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59322 Originally published on Cost of Solar. If you’ve missed many of the articles we’ve published over the past couples months, I figured it was a good time to catch you up on some things. Below are 15 solar statistics or key facts that I think are worth your consideration: 1. About ⅔ of the solar PV installed

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/25/15-solar-facts-know/feed/ 29 Most Attractive States For Investing In Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:17:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59318 Originally published on Cost of Solar. –> See how much money solar power could save you! There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar states. Of course, it depends on what factors and assumptions you take into account,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/feed/ 0 Experience Grid Freedom http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/experience-grid-freedom/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/experience-grid-freedom/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:30:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58310 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Do you ever feel like you’re an indentured servant at the mercy of your monopolistic utility company? Do you ever wish you could free yourself from this unbalanced relationship? Have you ever dreamt about the grid freedom that would come with becoming your own power producer? Dream no more!

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/01/experience-grid-freedom/feed/ 6 Making Solar Affordable To Those Who Can’t Afford http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/making-solar-affordable-to-those-who-cant-afford/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/making-solar-affordable-to-those-who-cant-afford/#comments Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:00:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=55620 Originally published on Climate Progress. by Katie Valentine Rick Lopez said he felt like he’d won the lottery. Lopez, a 63-year-old Vietnam veteran and Denver, CO resident, had a 3-kilowatt solar system installed on his house by a group of volunteers on Wednesday, completely free of charge. The project was initiated by GRID Alternatives, a nonprofit

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/27/making-solar-affordable-to-those-who-cant-afford/feed/ 3 $54 Million For New York State Solar Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/54-million-for-new-york-state-solar-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/54-million-for-new-york-state-solar-projects/#comments Thu, 11 Jul 2013 15:48:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53838 Sixty-four megawatts of solar power will be added to New York state’s current solar capacity. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s NY-Sun initiative will receive $54 million for 79 new solar energy installations in 26 counties across the state. Most of the sites are expected to have their new solar technology up and running by June of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/07/11/54-million-for-new-york-state-solar-projects/feed/ 4 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 Public Solar-Powered Cell Phone & Tablet Chargers In NYC — Street Change http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/19/public-solar-powered-cell-phone-tablet-chargers-in-nyc-street-change/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/19/public-solar-powered-cell-phone-tablet-chargers-in-nyc-street-change/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:13:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53016 New York is one of the leading states in the country for solar power. But some New Yorkers are now looking to up NYC’s solar credentials a bit more. In partnership with AT&T, Goal Zero and Brooklyn-based design studio PENSA are installing 25 public solar-powered cell phone and tablet chargers to make charging easier and cleaner. The initiative

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/19/public-solar-powered-cell-phone-tablet-chargers-in-nyc-street-change/feed/ 0 Governor Cuomo Expands New York Solar Energy Program, Gets SEIA’s Support http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/10/governor-cuomo-expands-new-york-solar-energy-program-gets-seias-support/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/10/governor-cuomo-expands-new-york-solar-energy-program-gets-seias-support/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:46:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47036 The New York solar industry has a lot to be happy about after Governor Cuomo’s NY-Sun Initiative announcement (among others) yesterday. The announcement even got the attention of the national Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA), which issued this news release regarding the matter: WASHINGTON, DC– In his State of the State Address, New York Governor Andrew

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/10/governor-cuomo-expands-new-york-solar-energy-program-gets-seias-support/feed/ 0 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 New York Manufacturer Goes Solar, to Save $50,000 Annually http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/29/new-york-manufacturer-goes-solar-to-save-50000-annually/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/29/new-york-manufacturer-goes-solar-to-save-50000-annually/#comments Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:03:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44449   A family-owned manufacturer located next to Yankee Stadium, GAL Manufacturing, has recently completed the construction of one of the city’s largest commercial rooftop solar arrays. The 237-kilowatt system was designed and installed by MC Solar Development, and SolarCity and is expected to save the company an estimated $50,000 a year on utility bills. The solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/29/new-york-manufacturer-goes-solar-to-save-50000-annually/feed/ 8 Dynamic Solar Gets NY-Sun Funding http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/16/dynamic-solar-gets-ny-sun-funding/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/16/dynamic-solar-gets-ny-sun-funding/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:01:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=41367   Dynamic Solar was one of the lucky 16 recipients of the $30 million New York (NY)-Sun award on Wednesday. The purpose of the NY-Sun program is to help businesses and other organizations get electricity from solar energy sources. The award will allow Dynamic Solar to finance photovoltaic (PV) commercial and industrial projects across New York

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