SolarTech, an initiative of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, is readying for its Solar Leadership Summit, set for April 21-22, 2010 in San Ramon, California. The Summit will continue with its widely successful collaborative format that allows attendees to network, problem solve and share with top industry thought leaders within multiple break-out sessions. On Day ... Read More
Archive for January, 2010
SMUD Opens and Closes FIT Queue
Thursday, January 28th, 2010In mid-January the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) issued a Feed in Tariff based on time-differentiated avoided-cost calculation. It was available to all technologies, for systems sized up to 5 MW. Within one week the utility received applications that exceed the program’s 100 megawatt capacity, all for PV projects, and closed the queue for projects. ... Read More
California PUC Issues Proposed and Alternate Decision approving PV DG Program
Thursday, January 28th, 2010On January 26, the CPUC issued a decision approving Pacific Gas and Electric’s 500 MW solar PV DG proposal. This follows on the CPUC’s decision to approve the final details of Southern California Edison’s 500 MW proposal the previous week. The PG&E program includes 250 MW of utility-owned generation and 250 MW of PPAs. In ... Read More
FKEC Initiates Community Solar Lease Program
Thursday, January 28th, 2010The Florida Keys Electric Cooperative has authorized their community solar program for the middle keys. The Simple Solar Program is available only to FKEC members Co-op members who support alternative energy but don’t want the hassle of designing, permitting, building, maintaining and insuring their own residential solar arrays can now lease panels in FKEC’s existing ... Read More
IREC, DSIRE, NABCEP cited in WSJ on solar hot water
Thursday, January 28th, 2010A very thorough piece about the value of solar hot water was in the January 28, 2010 edition of the Wall Street Journal, authored by Gwendolyn (Wendy) Bounds, who has just installed a solar hot water system on her own home. Cheap Hot Water? Just Add Sunshine cites the work (and the DSIRE website on ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Volume #9, Issue #2 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter is a foremost resource for current information on workforce training, credentialing programs, state activities and best practices on renewable energy and energy efficiency. This free newsletter is distributed semi-monthly to email subscribers and published on IREC’s website. If you ... Read More
Community Solar: Power and Ownership for You and Me
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010I like both of the words ‘community’ and ‘solar.’ I like that each stands independently, and I like what each of those words stand for. But honestly, I really like them when they’re paired up. At it simplest, community solar projects increase access to solar, whether you own or rent or have a business. It ... Read More
ACORE ReTECH Conference for industry leaders and leading renewable technologies
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010RETECH 2010, co-produced by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and TradeFair Group, is scheduled for February 3-5, 2010 at the Washington D.C. Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Industry and federal tracks will feature CEO and industry leaders by technology, along with briefings from Government Agencies, Departments, and Programs that have been key players ... Read More
IREC’s Net Metering & Interconnection State-by-State Tables for January 2010 Now Available
Monday, January 25th, 2010State and utility net metering rules and interconnection standards for distributed generation (January 2010) are now available from IREC’s Connecting to the Grid Project. State and Utility Net Metering Rules for Distributed Generation State Interconnection Standards for Distributed Generation
CPUC Decision Marks Open Season on SoCal Rooftop Solar Opportunity
Friday, January 22nd, 2010On January 22, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) granted final approval to Southern California Edison (SCE) for an ambitious new rooftop solar program. The program will help SCE meet the state’s renewable goals with distributed solar energy systems, primarily located on large rooftops throughout SCE’s service territory. In total, the five-year program will add ... Read More
