Solar energy financing gets Berkeley City Council approval (Contra Costa Times: Thu, 08 Nov) BERKELEY -- Getting energy-saving solar panels on your house or business without going broke is set to get a lot easier in Berkeley. Lawmakers unanimously approved a first-of-its kind program Tuesday night to help property owners install solar energy systems by tacking the cost on to their
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Capturing solar energy in Mendota (KSEE 24 Fresno: Thu, 08 Nov) The city of Mendota has been chosen as the site for an ambitious project to capture emission-free solar energy.
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First Solar, Others Bask In Wall Street's Glow (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News: Thu, 08 Nov) First Solar (NasdaqGM:FSLR - News) led an explosion in solar energy stocks Thursday with a third-quarter earnings surprise and an improved 2008 outlook.
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Proposed Carrisa Plains solar plant is part of renewable energy push around state (The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Wed, 07 Nov) A proposed 177-megawatt solar power plant near the Carrizo Plain National Monument is one of seven large solar energy projects proposed in the state as utilities try to meet a mandate that 20 percent of California’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2010. The plant, called the Carrizo Energy Solar Farm Project, would produce power by using the sun’s heat to boil water, which in turn ...
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Clean energy gets green light in city (The Trenton Times: Fri, 09 Nov) TRENTON -- The U.S. Courthouse on East State Street has become the first federal building in the region to host an array of energy-producing solar panels on its roof, reaffirming New Jersey's position as the fastest-growing solar marketplace in the country, officials announced yesterday.
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