CleanTechnica » Washington 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 Some Of America’s Best Solar Incentives Are In Washington (State) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/29/americas-best-solar-incentives-are-in-washington/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/29/americas-best-solar-incentives-are-in-washington/#comments Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:00:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69915 Originally published in the ECOreport. An “emergency rule” that went into effect on July 1 is expected to increase the average solar installer’s business by 10% to 30%. The state Building Code Council made it possible for homeowners to install rooftop solar power systems without an engineer’s approval. This saves them between $500 to $2,500

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/29/americas-best-solar-incentives-are-in-washington/feed/ 6 Solar Net Metering Survival & Progress In Massachusetts, Washington, Vermont, & Utah http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2014 15:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64140 Originally published on PV Solar Report. Net metering continues to be a theme for solar, with legislative victories in several states. Massachusetts looks forward to favorable outcomes despite attempts to weaken net metering there. Last week, we reported on legislation in Massachusetts that would increase homeowners’ access to net metering in the state. The legislation

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/22/look-solar-progress-massachusetts-states/feed/ 1 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 5 Solar Growth Markets That May Surprise You… http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2013 02:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58383 Originally published on Cost of Solar. You probably know which states have been strong solar growth states over the past several years — California, Hawaii, Arizona, New Jersey, North Carolina…. But below are 4 states and one city that are picking up some serious steam in the solar power arena (can I use “pick up

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/30/5-solar-growth-markets-may-surprise/feed/ 61 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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