Cost Of Solar. New Jersey has been one of the surprise solar leaders in the US, and even globally. In terms of installed solar power per capita, only 10 other US states and countries beat it. The three states that are above it have much better solar resources. New Jersey … [continued]
Some more solar news for your reading pleasure: Spain PV Tariff Did Not Increase 2012 Tariff Deficit Solar3D Moving Towards Manufacturing Prototype SolarCity Litigation Update City of Sacramento and SolarCity Announce Completion of Solar Projects at Two City Water Treatment Plants 170 MW Of New Solar PV Capacity Installed In … [continued]
A new report released by Clean Power Research for the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) and the Pennsylvania Solar Energy Industries Association (PASEIA) suggests solar energy gives customers quite a deal. The Clean Power Research report notes that solar electricity provides a premium value of $150 to $200 per MWh (or … [continued]
$883 million is being requested from New Jersey state regulators to expand the Public Service Enterprise Group solar power capacity. (This group is New Jersey’s largest and oldest public utility.) If approved, the very large investment has been estimated to create about 300 jobs each year for five years. “New … [continued]
A new financing mechanism from Clean Power Finance may help harness the potential of solar renewable energy credits to bridge a growing financing gap and continue America’s residential solar power surge. […]
When New Jersey’s Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for office in 2009, he campaigned very aggressively on his belief in the value of renewable energy. Yesterday, Christie backed up that belief by signing a bill into law that will help expand and stabilize New Jersey’s robust solar industry. For Christie, expanding the solar industry … [continued]
New Jersey (NJ) had the most new solar power installed of any state in the US in the first quarter of 2012. It’s the #2 state in the US for total cumulative solar power capacity. Shocking for those who don’t follow the industry, I’m sure, but it’s in that … [continued]
The 2011 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report was released yesterday by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. Let’s run down some of the key findings, using several of the reports wonderful charts, of course.
Google made a big news splash this week, announcing it was partnering with KKR to invest in four California solar power projects, but that was only one of many newsworthy stories that broke. Among them are plans to develop an East Coast grid to carry power from offshore wind farms, BP Solar quitting the business after 40 years, a second German solar power industry player filing for insolvency and a second solar investment by Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway’s Mid-American Energy.
