Report: Ariz. ripe for solar energy (The Arizona Republic: Tue, 09 Jan) A solar map study produced for Arizona Department of Commerce hopes that 1,000 megawatts of solar power and 3,000 new jobs in the industry will be created by 2020.
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Californians Bask In Solar Energy As Sales Soar Sacramento (UPI: Mon, 08 Jan) Soaring energy costs, environmental consciousness and financial incentives have combined to make solar panels part of the California housing landscape. Homeowners see solar panels as a way to be green and save some green, The New York Times said.
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Honeywell Signs School Solar Panel Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 08 Jan) Diversified high-tech manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. Monday said it will provide solar energy to a California school district in what the company called a ground-breaking agreement.
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NEC adds solar power to monitors (Geek.com: Mon, 08 Jan) Conservation of energy seems to be the order of the day at electronics manufacturer NEC. The company announced a collaboration with Carmanah Technologies Corporation that has allowed solar panels to be created to power NEC's complete range of monitors (PDF).
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Free film screening promotes clean energy (KATU Portland: Mon, 08 Jan) If you're an environmentalist at heart, you might think about taking a look at one of two free screenings for a short film which examines the potential of solar energy.
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Report: Mass. could be solar leader (BizJournals: Mon, 08 Jan) In a pair of recent reports by Newton-based Topline Strategy Group, founder Jonathan Klein proposes that the combination of available sunlight, cost of electricity and available subsidies have New England poised to become a national leader in solar energy over the next decade.
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Interest in solar energy rising in the East (The News Journal: Sun, 07 Jan) Last winter, Bob May and his father installed 60 solar panels, largely paid for by the state, in the yard of his southern New Jersey residence. These days, the electric meter in front of his house is running backward, as he generates so much solar power he's selling what he doesn't use back to the electric company.
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