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Solar Energy News

June 14th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

  Top solar energy news from around the interwebs: Solar Projects Kyocera Solar Power Generating Systems Help the Maldive Islands


Solar News Roundup

May 18th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

  Some more solar energy news from around the net to wrap up the week: SolarCity & Clean Currents have teamed


Not Sold on the Residential Solar Trend?

August 19th, 2011 | by Brittany Mauriss

Not set on the solar trend? Blame it on the brain. The mind tends to assess issues within a limited set of parameters. Like a juggler, if too many balls get tossed around at the same time, chaos and confusion set in


Big Banks Inflate Solar Project Value to Boost Tax Credits

July 18th, 2011 | by John Farrell

Solar leasing has offered thousands of homeowners a “no money down” route to go solar, broadening participation in the distributed generation revolution. Unfortunately, this revolution has been co-opted by high finance. Big banks have been able to write off millions in taxes by over-reporting the cost of financed solar PV projects in what may be the country’s next banking scandal


Rooftop Solar = 4% of Sonoma County's Power!

December 6th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer

This is staggering. In just over six months; Sonoma County's Energy Independence Program has received 375 applications for more than $17 million worth of solar loans. Since Sonoma County went live with its PACE model of solar funding in March; applications have been pouring in daily, and the county intends to make loans indefinitely by packaging them as bonds. "There is no end in sight," said Amy Bolten, a county spokeswoman. "We think our program is just getting going." And this is in addition to the county's already very high solar adoption


As Safe As Houses

March 26th, 2009 | by Susan Kraemer

Remember when we had the idea that investing in real estate was a safe bet? It was such a commonplace



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