San Diego solar factory moves to Tijuana

May 27, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Energy, solar power

A Spanish firm which once employed 130 people assembling solar panels in Otay Mesa has moved manufacturing to Tijuana…. Source: San Diego solar factory moves to Tijuana.

Cash incentives for renewables are twice as effective as tax credits

May 26, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Energy, solar power

by John Farrell. This post originally appeared on , a resource of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s . Using the tax code rather than cash incentives to support wind and solar power costs ratepayers significantly more. because project developers were selling their federal tax credits to third parties at 50 to 70 cents on the […]

How are Homeowners and Businesses Paying for Solar Energy Systems?

May 23, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Energy, solar power

Editor’s Note: This entry has been cross-posted from . We commonly think that the sun provides free energy. That’s true, but photovoltaic panels and other equipment to harvest that energy aren’t free. The question is: how are they paid for? U.S. residential and commercial solar system customers have historically paid the old-fashioned way: with cash. […]

Solar PV Boosts the Sales Price of California Homes

April 26, 2011November 14, 2014 seowebsites Solar California

A recent report by the Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) provides the latest and greatest evidence that the addition of solar panels on homes increases the resale value of these homes. The LBNL analyzed date from the sale of over 72,000 homes in 31 California counties from 2000 through mid-2009, approximately 2,000 […]

California solar has a sunny week

April 13, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Energy, solar power

by Todd Woody. It’s only Tuesday but two milestones have been reached this week in the long march toward a carbon-free future. On Monday, BrightSource Energy became the first solar power plant developer to complete the financing of a large-scale project in two decades. The United States Department of Energy finalized a $1.6 billion loan […]

Experts: Solar Installations Expected to Surge as Cost of Solar Declines

April 6, 2011 seowebsites cost of solar, Solar California, Solar Power

Solar industry executives expect the number of solar installations across the U.S. to surge over the next two years as the cost of solar comes down. Bloomberg New Energy Finance recently estimated that photovoltaic projects will cost $1.45 a watt to build by 2020, half the current price. Electricity from coal costs about 7 cents […]

SunWize Systems Completes Phase One of Nation’s Largest Solar Carport Installation, Announces Expansion of Phase Two

April 5, 2011November 14, 2014 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Energy

SunWize Systems, the premier installation group of SunWize Technologies, Inc., announced today it has completed the first phase of the nation’s largest solar carport for the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) at its Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ. SunWize will offer a free solar tour on the VA grounds of the […]

California Solar Consumers At Risk of Losing Protection

March 31, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, Solar Power, Solar Rebates

The popular (CSI) program, which provides rebates for solar installations or pays for solar energy generated from installations, has been so popular among residents, businesses and public agencies that it is set to run out of money sooner than expected. What will happen if state lawmakers decide not to extend funding for the program? Aside […]

5 Challenges for California Solar

March 29, 2011 seowebsites Solar California

California has led the country in solar policy and solar rooftop installations, but keeping its lead won’t be easy. It will take more public money, for one thing, and that could be a tough pitch to make in light of the state’s big budget shortfall. The president of the California Public Utilities Commission, Michael Peevey, […]

Solar eclipsing the grid?

March 25, 2011 seowebsites Solar California, solar power

The electric grid wasn’t designed for a million solar roofs. It was designed to work with big power plants, substations and wires leading to every house and business and for the power in those wires to flow from the generation plant to the customer. But what happens when the customer is the generation plant? And […]

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San Diego solar factory moves to Tijuana

Cash incentives for renewables are twice as effective as tax credits

How are Homeowners and Businesses Paying for Solar Energy Systems?

Solar PV Boosts the Sales Price of California Homes

California solar has a sunny week

Experts: Solar Installations Expected to Surge as Cost of Solar Declines

SunWize Systems Completes Phase One of Nation’s Largest Solar Carport Installation, Announces Expansion of Phase Two

California Solar Consumers At Risk of Losing Protection

5 Challenges for California Solar

Solar eclipsing the grid?

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