Posts Tagged ‘solar energy’
Lots of Solar Power May Reduce, Not Increase, Electricity Prices
May 14, 2012 at 7:38 am
www.renewableenergyworld.com
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Whether German feed-in tariffs or U.S. tax incentives, opponents of solar rail at its perceived high cost. But a story making rounds this week, "why power generators are terrified of solar," presents a powerful image that may flip this conventional wisdom on its head. Building lots of solar power can actually reduce electricity prices, to [...]
L.A. Can Generate 5 GW of Solar Power Using Virtually No Additional Land
May 12, 2012 at 8:31 pm
cleantechnica.com
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The city of Los Angeles has more than 12,000 acres (48.5 million square metres, 19 square miles, or 48 square km.) of rooftop space available for an array of solar panels large enough to generate 5.5 GW (5,500 MW or 5.5 billion watts) of electric power, according to a recent announcement from the Los Angeles Business Council.
Zero Net Energy Buildings Emerging as Market Driver for Solar
March 21, 2012 at 7:23 am
www.renewableenergyworld.com
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The concept of zero net energy buildings and communities—designed to produce as much energy from onsite renewable resources annually as they consume—is gaining momentum across the U.S. in both the residential and commercial sectors. Signs of the increased interest in zero net energy (ZNE) building concepts are everywhere.
Mapping Solar Grid Parity
March 6, 2012 at 6:00 am
www.renewableenergyworld.com
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Within a decade, 100 million Americans could get cheaper electricity from rooftop solar – without subsidies – than is provided by their utility.
Taco Bell’s First All Solar-Powered Restaurant To Open In Moreno Valley
February 16, 2012 at 12:58 pm
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MORENO VALLEY (CBS) — Fast food restaurants in the Inland Empire are tapping into solar power to save money on their super-sized energy bills. A Taco Bell now under construction in Moreno Valley will be the first in the restaurant’s chain to be all solar-powered, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reports. A 200-foot long roof is being [...]
Skylight that Doubles as Solar Panel
February 3, 2012 at 5:00 pm
cleantechnica.com
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Here’s another repost of a fun technology featured on ecomagination’s website (full disclosure: I was contracted to write an article for ecomagination): Deep in the heart of Silicon Valley, an office building home to Google is about to become a prototype for a cleantech product that’s capable of harvesting the sun’s power in a whole [...]
Leasing Solar Panels Appeals to Less-Affluent
January 24, 2012 at 6:59 am
cleantechnica.com
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A new study has found that being able to purchase a rooftop solar panel system is often a privilege of the affluent, but that leasing rooftop solar panel systems is an increasingly popular option for those who simply don’t have the money to pay up front. Asked time and time again what one can do [...]
The 5 States With the Most Installed Wind and Solar Power Saw the Least Increase in Electricity Prices from 2005-2010
December 18, 2011 at 9:08 pm
thinkprogress.org
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The findings presented here show quite clearly that states with high volumes of wind and solar PV have seen well below average cost increases. When this fact is considered in conjunction with the various health, environmental, energy security, and job creation benefits of renewable forms of generation, it helps to form a compelling argument in [...]
Group Purchasing Gets Solar to Grid Parity in Los Angeles
November 2, 2011 at 1:58 pm
thinkprogress.org
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Back for another round, the Open Neighborhoods organization in Los Angeles has organized another group purchase of residential and commercial solar PV, bringing the cost of solar incredibly close to the cost of grid power. The low group purchase price means that those who go solar will have cheaper electricity from their rooftop panels than average grid electricity by 2015. If the solar user is on a time-of-use pricing plan, they’ll already have cheaper electricity from solar than from their utility.
Solar rip-off? Many L.A. area cities overcharge for permits, Sierra Club says
June 20, 2011 at 5:22 pm
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More than half of the municipalities in Los Angeles County are overcharging for commercial solar installation permit fees, according to a new report from the Sierra Club. Of 89 jurisdictions, 62% are charging more than necessary to make up for the cost of inspections and reviews for businesses, nonprofit organizations and government clients, the Angeles and Loma Prieta [...]
Global Warming’s Six Americas
September 3, 2010 at 9:43 am
Global Warming, Climate Change and Carbon Footprint all conjure up great debate and discussion, but per recent findings by the Center For American Progress there seems to be an agreement between those that are very alarmed about climate change and those that are doubtful or even dismissive of the idea. The report speaks about 6 categories of thought within our population, and finds that although differences, there are also some important agreements.
20th Century Fox Adds California Solar Installation
April 23, 2010 at 7:47 am
Having just recently turned on my own Solar Panels on my home, I have been keeping an eye on the wave of solar interest thats moving across the southland. A friend sent this article to me and then also saw it on a solar blog… so I had to share. Solar is really changing how [...]
