Ground-mounted Solar Demand Surpassing Bulding-mounted in US Market
New data shows that ground-mounted solar installations have surpassed building-mounted arrays in growth since Q1 2012.
Cincinnati Zoo
Solar Leasing Provides Power for Pennies
Millions of visitors go to the Cincinnati Zoo every year, but the newest attraction isn’t the new baby giraffe – it’s a solar panel. More accurately, over 6,000 solar panels installed over the zoo’s parking lot, spanning an area the size of four football fields. The sheer size of the arrays is impressive, but not nearly as impressive as their price tag: absolutely nothing.
The Cincinnati Zoo is the latest solar leasing success story, an innovative program that matches up investors with property owners who want to install solar but may not be able to afford the up-front costs. energyNOW! correspondent Patty Kim visited the zoo and SunRun, a San Francisco-based start-up to learn how solar leasing is generating power for pennies.
Clean Energy Projects & Business Link Drop
Some big clean energy projects, policies, and business news from the past week or so (other than what we’ve covered). Clean Energy, in General Saudi Arabia inks Areva clean-tech deal Oil-rich state raises prospect of reduced dependence on fossil fuels through use of nuclear and solar power…. Ohio Boasts 9,000 … [continued]
