PV for All: Low-Income Housing Residents Going Solar

Until recently, the low-income housing community has been a tough nut for the solar industry to crack. Low-income housing developments have historically avoided going solar due to the obvious difficulties of incorporating high-cost, discretionary photovoltaic (PV) systems into affordable housing. However, a unique mix of local, utility, and federal support combined with a little financial […]

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Discovery of Indian artifacts complicates Genesis solar project

After human remains were unearthed near the $1-billion Genesis project 200 miles east of L.A., the Colorado River Indian Tribes are demanding that the Obama administration slow down on solar plants in the Mojave Desert. The Feb. 27 letter from the chairman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes was pleading and tough. It asked President […]

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Solar Power Will Save University $1.6 Million

Facing budget shortfalls and increased operating costs, many institutions of higher learning are embracing of renewable energy. National University, one of California’s largest private, nonprofit colleges, the completion ofoptimized rooftop and power systems at two of its campuses in San Diego that are expected to generate more than 1.4 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually. […]

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Clean Links: Solar, Wind, EV, & Policy News

Other than our 60+ stories from the past week, here are a few more noteworthy ones worth a look or two: Solar Energy 1.(solar farm in video above) MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary ofMidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, announced it has completed its acquisition of theTopaz Solar FarmfromFirst Solar, Inc.(NASDAQ: FSLR). The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant […]

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