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Cost of solar energy falls every time the sun rises
2016-04-22 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Installing solar panels on your roof is not just for tree-hugging environmentalists. The increasing ease of the process and the financial returns have made going solar practically mainstream. Washingtonians are embracing solar power in a big way. In the District, residential solar installations have tripled since 2011, said Chelsea Barnes with EQ Research. By the end of 2020, the amount of installed solar capacity will be 300 percent higher than today, said Dan Whitten, vice president of...
Major solar energy project operational in western Michigan
2016-04-18 13:39:51| Energy - Topix.net
TV reports 11,000 solar panels are installed on 17 acres south of Grand Valley State University's main campus in Allendale. Consumers Energy and Grand Valley State held a groundbreaking for the Solar Gardens project in October.
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Rooftop solar energy could provide almost 40 percent of US electricity
2016-04-07 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Analysts at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis methods and simulation tools, to update its estimate of total U.S. technical potential for rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems. The analysis reveals a technical potential of 1,118 gigawatts (GW) of capacity and 1,432 terawatt-hours (TWh) of annual energy generation, equivalent to 39 percent of the nation's...
TEP Resource Plan Includes More Solar, Energy Efficiency Measures
2016-03-04 04:09:41| pollutiononline Home Page
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) will meet customers’ energy needs in the near future by expanding renewable energy resources and energy efficiency programs, evaluating new technologies to improve reliability, and pursuing opportunities to reduce its use of coal
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Solar energy is poised for an unforgettable year
2016-03-03 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: A home with rooftop solar panels is seen in La Quinta, California in this April 13, 2015 photo. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson New statistics just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration suggest that in the coming year, the booming solar sector will add more new electricity-generating capacity than any other -- including natural gas and wind. EIA reports that planned installations for 2016 include 9.5 gigawatts of utility-scale solar -- followed by 8 gigawatts (or 8 billion watts) of...
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