Sent to CleanTechnica via email: BOSTON – Nonprofit organizations and solar companies from across the nation today announced the launch of the National Solar Schools Consortium at the widely-attended National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, which began today in Boston. The goal of the Consortium is to act as a … [continued]
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) After failing to convince the Arizona Corporation Commission to impose a $50 a month surcharge on rooftop solar customers, the empire is trying to strike back. Arizona Public Service is working to convince Arizona lawmakers to make permanent a new property tax on solar customers who lease their systems. … [continued]
Fresh off the news that President Obama is making noises about withdrawing all US troops from Afghanistan, the organizations Operation Free and The Solar Foundation have released a first-of-its-kind report that offers returning veterans the prospect of civilian employment in the US solar industry. In a nutshell, the new report … [continued]
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, … [continued]
By Stacy Clark House by house, street by street, homeowners and businesses are increasingly divesting from conventional electrical power providers and going solar. “About 200,000 US homes and businesses added rooftop solar in the past two years alone—about 3 gigawatts (GW) of power and enough to replace four or five … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. The Solar Foundation just released its latest US solar jobs census, National Solar Jobs Census 2013. The key finding is that US solar jobs were up to at least 142,698 as of November 2013. That’s about 20% growth since the last solar jobs census, which had data … [continued]
There are actually thousands of cleantech champions out there, and many of them are CleanTechnica readers. I was actually a bit hesitant to make this list because of that — there are going to be a lot of people not on this list that really could be. However, in honor … [continued]
The following guest post is actually a month old. Unfortunately, it was passed on to me by the author while I was in the midst of an extreme health crisis. But the article (reposted from AL.com) is what we might call an “evergreen” article. It tackles one of the most … [continued]
Homeowner associations cover 13 million housing units suitable for residential solar but red tape often prevents project approvals.
A new report from The Solar Foundation aims to streamline the process and tap the 3.3GW potential of HOA communities.
During the last few days of the election, when politicians scramble to make promises about jobs and the economy, only a fool would ignore this statistic: employment in the solar industry has grown 13.2 percent over the last year. […]
