“It was a breeze,” said Grayson Newell, Project Manager for the installation of the Skystream 3.7 wind turbine at Madison High School. While tilting the 34 foot monopole tower up and watching the turbine catch the wind on May 26 certainly went smoothly, it was the result of months of planning and coordination between many ... Read More
Archive for August, 2009
NEW YORK: Toolkit to help communities with wind energy planning and regulation
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009The New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) created a wind energy toolkit to provide information on various aspects of wind energy development and to help communities that are interested in wind energy development prepare for the issues that they might encounter. This toolkit includes several documents related to wind energy siting and the ... Read More
DELAWARE: Legislature prohibits unreasonable restrictions on small wind installations
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009In July, the Delaware legislature enacted a law prohibiting unreasonable public and private restrictions on the installation of wind energy systems on single-family residential properties. The prohibition includes restrictions put in place by county and local governments; homeowner’s associations; and organizations formed for the management of commonly owned properties. The provisions apply only to wind ... Read More
Current & Best Practices: Vote Solar announces Project: Permit: Streamlining Solar Permitting
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009The Vote Solar Initiative, a non-profit organization with the mission of stopping global warming, fostering economic development and increasing energy independence by bringing solar energy into the mainstream, is working on the key policies necessary to bring solar to scale. Project: Permit is their latest effort to move solar forward. Designed to streamline the solar ... Read More
Newsmaker Interview: Solar America City/Houston: Space City Going Solar
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009I was born and raised in Houston, now the fourth largest city in the U.S., currently the largest city in Texas, and historically known by its denizens as ‘the energy captial of the world.’ Pedestrian friendliness-challenged, it’s the only one of three Texas Solar America Cities (Austin, San Antonio) without a municipal utility, but that’s ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 24th, 2009Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Volume #8, Issue #17 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. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you have comments or if you would ... Read More
Alfred State College/SUNY College of Technology: Going Green and Loving It
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009Alfred State College/SUNY College of Technology is a small, public, coeducational, two- and four-year, nonsectarian college of some 3,300 undergraduates, but a lot of big things have been happening there over the past few years. Alfred State College was a leader in solar thermal energy in the 1970′s with its HVAC program, but like many ... Read More
Hawaii Bill Allows Preferential Rates for Agriculturally-Produced Power
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009HAWAII – On July 15 HB 591 became effective without Governor Lingle’s signature. It allows the PUC to set preferential prices for renewable energy from agricultural lands. The bill states that, “The legislature finds that preferential rates for electrical energy produced in conjunction with agricultural activities, including compensation to agricultural energy producers for their costs ... Read More
New Hampshire Formally Adopts Net Metering Modifications
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009NEW HAMPSHIRE – On July 17, 2009, the Public Utilities Commission adopted final rules for net metering, which were certified and effective on July 18. The new rule, as discussed in previous Connecting to the Grid newsletters, raises the system cap to 100 kW, opens net metering up to all renewable and increases the participation ... Read More
New Mexico Governor Lobbies Against PPA Regulation
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009NEW MEXICO – This month the Governor of New Mexico announcedhis support for small solar energy developers in a Public Regulation Commission’s filing. The state’s Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, on behalf of Governor Richardson, filed a legal brief with the PRC that provides a “detailed analysis” of why small solar energy developers should ... Read More
