Utility-Scale Solar Trial Underway (Industry Week: Mon, 30 Jul) July 30, 2007 -- Solar energy provider GreenVolts recently announced a demonstration project with Pacific Northwest Utility to test the company's utility-scale solar energy solution. The company also announced that Avista has made a strategic investment in GreenVolts for an undisclosed amount.
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State solar plan getting heat (BizJournals: Mon, 30 Jul) Industry installers say the state solar program's cumbersome requirements, from extensive paperwork to energy audits and detailed project reviews that must be completed before a rebate payment is approved, have slowed the pace of residential installations.
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Oregon gives businesses incentives for solar energy (The World: Sun, 29 Jul) PORTLAND - The Public Utility Commission has given Oregon businesses a bigger incentive to put solar panels on the roofs of their factories, warehouses and offices under new rules that went into effect Friday.
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Cloudy Germany unlikely hotspot for solar power (Reuters via Yahoo! News: Mon, 30 Jul) It rains year round in Germany. Clouds cover the skies for about two-thirds of all daylight hours. Yet the country has managed to become the world's leading solar power generator.
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SOLAR-IFIC (The Pueblo Chieftain: Sun, 29 Jul) She likes the panoramic views seen through her home's numerous south-facing windows. He likes the solar heat that comes through those windows in winter to help heat their home. She and he are Laurie and Roy McCanne, who are settling into the cozy new home they believe may be a model of energy efficiency. More than a home, the McCannes' dwelling is a sort of laboratory where a team of ...
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Energy rebate formula faulted (The Republican: Sun, 29 Jul) NORTHAMPTON - The engineer for a solar heating project at River Run Condominiums is petitioning the state to apply guidelines that would make it easier to receive rebates from utility companies for alternative energy projects.
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