Posts Tagged ‘solar energy’
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 new [...]
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 for [...]
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 [...]
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
latimesblogs.latimes.com
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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 chapters [...]
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 [...]
