Cities reduce solar panel fees (Inside Bay Area) Michele Reid was ready to install a solar panel system on the roof of her family's home last year, until Belmont building officials told her the installation permit fee would be $1,200. It made her reconsider.
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Solar energy market heats up (Porterville Recorder) Homeowners who buy into Johnson Square Village in Brockton, Mass., can expect to save nearly $600 annually on energy costs. And they won't be doing it by forgoing air conditioning in the summer or reducing the use of home electronics.
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Silicon Valley Explores Solar Technology (FOX News) As demand for clean energy rises around the world, the nation's high-tech hub is looking to squeeze more money out of silicon. Engineers and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley are taking advantage of their expertise in computer chips to design and manufacture electricity-generating solar cells that they hope will be increasingly competitive with traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas.
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Top 3 Solar Trends (Red Herring) More than 3,500 attendees have already registered for Solar Power 2006 in San Jose, and the Solar Energy Industries Association is expecting on-site registrations to bring that number to at least 5,000, said Noah Kaye, the association's director of public affairs, Friday.
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Owner in hot water over solar (The West Australian) WA is the world's biggest per capita producer of greenhouse gases and one of its sunniest places, but a major developer believes solar hot water systems are so unattractive that it is suing a home owner for installing one
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