
California solar program to aid low-income homeowners (San Francisco Chronicle: Sat, 17 Nov) Low-income families rarely have the option of going solar. California energy regulators want to change that. The California Public Utilities Commission on Friday adopted a $108 million incentive program for low-income homeowners who want to install solar...
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Solar Grant Leaves CESC in the Cold (Berkeley Daily Planet: Fri, 16 Nov) The question of who will implement the East Bay Smart Solar Program, funded by the Depart-ment of Energy with matching city money, brings to the fore the question of how government engages nonprofits and other organizations—for better or worse—to do work it cannot or will not do.
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Lots of sun and roofs: Why can't we go solar? (Taipei Times: Fri, 16 Nov) In response to growing international calls for renewable energy, Council for Economic Planning and Development Minister Ho Mei-yueh ( 何美玥 ) has proposed that farmers install solar panels in their fields.
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Big solar generator proposed by Xcel (Denver Post: Fri, 16 Nov) Xcel Energy is proposing to develop a utility-scale solar-power plant that would be among the first of its kind in the nation.
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Municipal buildings draw heat from solar power (Toronto Star: Fri, 16 Nov) City council is expected to approve an ambitious plan next week that will see up to 20 government buildings around Toronto get their heat from a new kind of energy provider: the solar utility.
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