I received an email this morning from a thoughtful fellow who had read some of the posts I’ve sent over to Renewable Energy World. His...
The difference between clean energy policies with a democratizing influence and the bewildering U.S. system can be illustrated with a close look at the federal...
Ontario’s bold renewable energy program contains excellent examples of policy that marries economic and environmental goals. Unique among programs that set a guaranteed price for...
Before the holidays we posted a chart illustrating the average cost of solar by state, highlighting Minnesota’s claim to the most expensive solar PV in...
This update is from an email sent by Renewable Funding’s Cisco DeVries, outlining the hopes for PACE in 2011: Litigation Moves Forward. The first Court...
Southern California Edison recently canceled a 663 MW power purchase agreement for a Stirling dish powered concentrating solar power plant. It’s the latest blow for...
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The California Public Utility Commission officially launched its Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM)* last week, to spur more development in renewable energy projects smaller than 20...
There’s no better illustration of the value of distributed renewable energy than the U.S. military. In Iraq, the 50,000 U.S. troops (as of August 2010)...
Last week was a tough one for distributed solar markets in several states, as a remarkable number of renewable energy incentive programs hit their budget...
From page 19 of the brilliant report, Tracking the Sun III: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2009 (large pdf). It’s worth...
The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah just released the eUtah Blueprint illustrating how Utah could reduce carbon emissions from the electricity sector by 95% by...
Update: It’s important to note that this refers to the net installed cost. In other words, the installed cost dropped because residential solar customers were...
Yesterday Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm signed the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) law, making Michigan the 24th state to enable cities and counties to...
