State report touts solar energy's bright future (Arizona Daily Star: Sat, 20 Jan) Arizona could generate up to 1,000 megawatts of solar electricity and create 3,000 jobs by 2020 by supporting solar-energy technologies and boosting the state's solar-electric industry, a state report says.
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Solar energy gets affordable (Idaho State Journal: Sat, 20 Jan) There's a company that wants to throw solar panels on your house and reduce your electricity bill - for free. Yeah, we didn't believe it at first, either. But Citizenre, a renewable energy corporation based in Delaware, looks like the real deal.
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Bush expected to stress energy security (AP via Yahoo! News: Mon, 22 Jan) A year after warning America of its addiction to oil, President Bush is expected to renew concerns about energy security in his State of the Union address. But will the rhetoric be followed by action? Up to now, the record has been mixed.
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Carbondale pursues solar power, but unsure how much (Glenwood Springs Post Independent: Sat, 20 Jan) CARBONDALE, Colo. - Last November, ballot question 2F asked Carbondale voters to approve up to $1.8 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) to fund two large solar energy systems, including one that would be the largest in Western Colorado.
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Solar heaters must in Rajasthan buildings (IANS via Yahoo! India News: Mon, 22 Jan) Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) To beat recurring electricity shortage, the Rajasthan government is contemplating making compact fluorescent lights (CFL) and solar heating plants mandatory in all government buildings.
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Donated solar panel illuminates studies (The Post and Courier: Sun, 21 Jan) HILTON HEAD ISLAND - Think your job is tough? Try getting a classroom full of sixth-graders excited about renewable energy. You can tell the 11- and 12-year-olds to pull out their calculators to help explain how solar cells convert light into electricity, but that example only goes so far.
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