Another giant solar plant ditches thermal tech for panels

August 19, 2011 seowebsites Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar Power

Yet another massive solar thermal farm in the California desert is ditching the thermal part and opting for solar panels. Solar Trust of America, which has been developing a 1 GW solar farm in California, Â on Thursday that it will use photovoltaic panels (PV) instead of solar thermal technology for the first 500 MW of […]

The road is long & hard for giant solar farms

August 19, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar Power

Around this time last year, California and federal regulators were busy reviewing and signing off on close to a dozen giant solar farms planned for California’s and Nevada’s deserts. Eventually, between them they would approve nine in California and several more in Nevada within a few months in 2010. You would think that the speedy […]

Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups

August 16, 2011 seowebsites Energy Savings, Solar Arizona, Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar Hawaii, Solar New Jersey, Solar Power

At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Departmentâs Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings â some 250 million acres â and designate […]

Solar companies learn to play nice with environmentalists

August 10, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar Power

As more solar farms arise in the sunny corners of the U.S., itâs inevitable that solar developers will have to play ball with environmental groups. First Solar and SunPower announced an agreement on Tuesday with the Sierra Club and others to add thousands of acres near their proposed projects for wildlife protection. The agreement calls […]

U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

August 8, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Colorado

Via Bloomberg U.S. government support for renewable energy may plunge from record levels, setting back the use of wind and solar power before they can compete on their own with oil, gas and coal. Direct spending, tax breaks and research funding pushed federal renewable-energy subsidies to $14.7 billion in 2010, according to Alan Beamon, director […]

SunPower and Citi Team to Finance $105 Million in Residential Solar Lease Projects

August 4, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar Hawaii, Solar Power

SAN JOSE, Calif. and NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ – SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) and Citi (NYSE: C) announced a new fund for approximately $105 million in residential solar lease projects. SunPower will use the fund to extend its SunPowerÂ® Lease to customers in eight states, expanding the financing options available to homeowners interested in high-efficiency […]

Constellation Energy completes 4.4 MW PV plant at Denver Airport

August 1, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

Via Solar Server On July 28th, 2011, Constellation Energy Group Inc. (Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.) announced the completion of a 4.4 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at the Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado, United States. Constellation Energy built, owns and maintains the plant, and sells the electricity it generates to DIA through a 20-year […]

Feds to refine plan on solar development zones

July 15, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar, Solar Arizona, Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar New Jersey

Associated Press – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says federal officials will refine a plan for speeding up solar energy development on public land in six western states, after receiving roughly 80,000 public comments on the plan. In December, the Interior Department released a draft identifying 24 solar development zones in California, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New […]

Utility Integrated Solar Power Grew 100% in 2010

June 21, 2011 seowebsites Energy Savings, Solar Arizona, Solar California, Solar Colorado, Solar Energy, Solar New Jersey, Solar Power, Solar Rebates

Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released its latest report which showed that U.S. electric utility providers are including more and more solar power generation in their portfolios and much of this increases is happening outside of California. (Click here for the Executive Summary of the report) The Solar Electric Power Association’s (SEPA) fourth annual […]

Colorado Climbing to the Forefront of Clean Energy

June 13, 2011 seowebsites CO solar, Colorado solar

As the United States struggles to add jobs on a consistent and robust basis, we are always on the look out for success stories on the job front. Well, one glimmer of hope comes from the state of Colorado, which has seen tremendous job growth in the clean energy space, well ahead of the national […]

Another giant solar plant ditches thermal tech for panels

The road is long & hard for giant solar farms

Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups

Solar companies learn to play nice with environmentalists

U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

SunPower and Citi Team to Finance $105 Million in Residential Solar Lease Projects

Constellation Energy completes 4.4 MW PV plant at Denver Airport

Feds to refine plan on solar development zones

Utility Integrated Solar Power Grew 100% in 2010

Colorado Climbing to the Forefront of Clean Energy

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