Another 183 solar-powered, super energy-efficient homes will be built in the Sacramento area in an agreement between SMUD and homebuilder Tim Lewis Communities. In the agreement, SMUD provides funding to buy down the cost of solar and energy efficiency equipment in all the homes. Groundbreaking has begun and models are being constructed in three communities, ... Read More
Archive for June, 2007
EPA Fact Sheets Give Tips on ‚ What You Can Do‚ to Reduce GHG Emissions
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Individuals release greenhouse gases as a result of activities such as using energy to drive, using electricity to light and heat homes, and through other everyday actions. EPA‚ s four new fact sheets on What You Can Do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are intended for individuals at home, at the office, on the road, ... Read More
Green Mountain Energy Company and Ronald McDonald House Build Nation’s First Solar Ronald McDonald House in Austin, TX
Thursday, June 21st, 2007Green Mountain Energy Company, the nation’s leading provider of cleaner energy and carbon offset solutions, and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Austin and Central Texas (RMHC-ACT) began installing a 10.8 kilowatt (kW) solar array on the rooftop of the new Ronald McDonald House at the Mueller redevelopment in Austin. The new Ronald McDonald House, expected ... Read More
Davies VoTech HS (RI) Installs Two PV Systems for Teaching
Monday, June 18th, 2007On June 3, 2007, the William M. Davies Vocational Technical High School, Lincoln, RI successfully synchronized its two teaching solar electric systems to the electrical grid. One system is a 1000 watt battery backup system, the other is a 1000 watt non-battery backup system. The Davies school is one of three vocational technical high schools ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, June 20, 2007
Monday, June 18th, 2007Download Newsletter062007.doc Download Newsletter062007.pdf Wednesday, June 20, 2007 Volume #6, Issue #12 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. From webinars to white papers to workshops and interviews with renewable energy newsmakers, you’ll find the latest news ... Read More
DOE’s Melinda (Mindy) Latimer Installs Solar on her Highlands Ranch (CO) Home
Monday, June 18th, 2007Mindy Latimer, formerly with DOE‚ s Chicago Regional Office, moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado last summer to work at the Golden Field Office. She laughs when she says that she‚ s the only one in her neighborhood with a PV system on her roof. ‚ I wanted to put solar on our house in Chicago, ... Read More
CH2M HILL and City and County of San Francisco Develop First Solar Energy Web Mapping Portal
Monday, June 18th, 2007CH2M HILL Enterprise Management Solutions, together with the City and County of San Francisco‚ s Department of the Environment, announced the development of a solar mapping Web portal. The portal estimates the solar energy potential for commercial and residential structures in San Francisco and allows building owners to visualize the potential environmental benefits and monetary ... Read More
Wind and PV Plants Proposed for Lanai
Sunday, June 17th, 2007The island of Lanai, lying west of Maui, could become a supplier of renewable electricity for its own residents and those of Oahu, the most populous island in the State of Hawaii. Castle & Cooke, Inc., which owns 98% of 140-square-mile Lanai, is studying whether to build what would be Hawaii‚ s largest wind farm. ... Read More
Funding of $4.5 Million Available to States for Energy Efficiency, Renewables
Sunday, June 17th, 2007A Federal Funding Opportunity Announcement by the U.S. Department of Energy‚ s (DOE) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Project Management Center was announced to state governments in on June 12, 2007. The deadline for eligible state offices to submit project proposals is August 7, 2007. A total of up to $4.5 million will be available ... Read More
SMUD Releases PV RFO
Sunday, June 17th, 2007The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) has released a Request for Offers (RFO) of California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) ‚ eligible solar photovoltaic (PV) energy located within the SMUD service territory. The RFO is specific to new eligible PV only and is for the intent of negotiating and executing a power purchase agreement (PPA). The ... Read More
