Posted: 2010-02-05
In an effort to increase energy independence, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders proposed legislation to install 10 million rooftop solar power and 200,000 water heating systems during the next decade.
The "10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010" would authorize rebates and incentives to help homeowners, businesses, non-profits and state and local governments purchase and install solar power and water heating systems...
Posted: 2010-01-25
California officials are working to give the state's homeowners more reasons than ever to invest in solar water heaters, which can provide considerable savings on household utility costs while also helping the environment.
According to an announcement from the California Public Utilities Commission, it has established a thermal program that will provide incentives for the installation of solar water heaters in both new and existing homes that fall into the service territory of four of the state's largest utility companies...
Posted: 2010-01-25
In what is clearly becoming a major trend, the city of Raleigh recently installed
solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the roof of its E.M. Johnson Water Treatment Plant and is selling the power to Progress Energy Carolinas, a regional electric utility.
The solar array is one of the state’s largest, at 250 kilowatts, and the installation comes courtesy of Durham-based Carolina Solar Energy, a design-build solar energy firm offering hosted or owner-operated solar PV systems via professional, in-house financing that captures benefits from both ARRA (the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) and, in this case, Progress Energy's SunSense commercial solar PV program, which pays $0.18 cents per kilowatt-hour for 20 years in exchange for renewable energy credits...