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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Edison’s Rooftop Solar Project Powers Up
Southern California Edison on Monday unveiled its newest power plant: 33,700 solar panels atop a warehouse in Fontana that will feed green energy directly into the grid.
Premier Power Constructs PV Tracking Project for West County Wastewater District
Premier Power has reached the halfway point on the installation of its ‘Meca Trackers’ project being constructed at the West County Wastewater District in Richmond, CA. The project is expected to be operational by Jan 15th 2008.
NATIONAL NEWS
150 Solar Startups
When the dust settles at the end of 2008, venture capitalists will have invested about $4.5 billion in about 150 new solar startups in the four years from 2005 to 2008.
On the House
Mr. Andreen notes that a roof with solar panels can cut a household’s electric bill by up to 60%. “We have seen a greater sensitivity to monthly payments,” he says. “A big concession like a $20,000 discount is less impressive than these sorts of incentives.”
Putting Your House to Work
Homeowners are using solar, among other efforts, to keep their home values up in the sagging housing market.
Construction to Start on Innovative Solar Plant
Light will soon start construction on the first of three solar power projects that will eventually make Florida No. 2 in the nation for energy from the sun.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Evergreen Solar’s Loss Increases on Devens Plant Costs
Evergreen Solar Inc.’s third-quarter loss widened on costs associated with starting production at its new facility in Devens, Mass., and on foreign exchange losses.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
The US needs a Renewable Projects Administration
We could solarize 10 million homes at an average cost of $20,000, and save each homeowner $2,000 a year in electricity costs.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
U.K. to Offer Solar Incentives by 2010
The government will create a feed-in tariff program to boost electricity production from solar, wind and other renewable energy. Similar programs exist in Germany, Spain, France and elsewhere.
The Solar PV Industry Gathers in Milan
More substantial funding and less bureaucratic procedures are a must to overcome the gap that distances Italy from the rest of Europe.
Trina Opens Logistics Center in Holland
Trina Solar has announced the opening of a logistic warehouse in Rotterdam, as part of the company’s European expansion.
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