Category Archives: Solar Industry News

The Dow of Solar

When a solar company like Sungevity tells you that going solar is a wise financial move, you may take it with a grain of salt.  After all, though we strive for honesty and transparency, we’re not what you’d call ” … Continue reading →

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Santa’s in the House (and the Senate)

Our holiday wish came true–Congress voted to extend the Treasury Grant Program (which was set to expire this year) through 2012. This means that, for at least two more years, investors and businesses will have a big tax incentive to … Continue reading →

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FITs and starts

How would you like it if your utility paid you a fair price for all the extra solar energy your rooftop system produced?  Would you be inclined to, say, supersize your system and generate solar power for your neigbhors?  Of … Continue reading →

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Green Jobs Genie Is Out of the Bottle With Prop 23 Victory

By Danny Kennedy and Charlie Finnie, November 9th 2010 via greentechsolar. On election night there was a party that would have seemed impossible a year ago. Environmental justice and civil rights activists, the Republican governor, billionaire financiers, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs … Continue reading →

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Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and “Hero for the Green Century” in One of His Final Interviews

From DemocracyNow.org Hermann Scheer, one of the world’s leading advocates for solar power, has died at the age of sixty-six. The German economist and politician helped make Germany a renewable energy powerhouse and inspired many across the world to expand … Continue reading →

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