ARIZONA – TEP Scrapes up Additional Funds for PV Rebates Tucson Electric Power suspended its up-front incentives for PV in September after exhausting all the funds it had allocated for these rebates for 2011. The Arizona Corporation Commission has since ruled on a “bridge” plan to keep the program alive for the remainder ... Read More
Archive for October, 2011
IREC’s 2011 Annual Meeting: an adieu, a thanks
Friday, October 28th, 2011by Jane Pulaski October 28, 2011 IREC’s 2011 Annual Meeting has been put to bed. That audible exhale? That was mine. Putting together an IREC Annual Meeting takes a small army of talent (thanks, MT), and no small amount of time to touch, to curate, speakers, content, logistics, technology. In an ideal world, ... Read More
CALIFORNIA: Energy Commission to Vote on New Rules for Small Wind Turbine Rebates
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011The California Energy Commission will meet on November 2, 2011 to consider adopting revisions to the requirements for participating in the Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) and receiving incentives to help offset the cost of purchasing and installing eligible small wind generating systems. Audio from this meeting will be broadcast over the Internet. For details, please ... Read More
30th Anniversary
Wednesday, October 26th, 20112012 is IREC’s 30th. Join us in Orlando for our Annual Meeting on 9/10, and our birthday celebration on 9/9. Find out more.
IREC’s Annual Meeting in visual note taking
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Thanks to Stacy Weitzner (visual note taker extraordinaire), with Sunni Brown, a magnificent rendition of our 2011 Annual Meeting in visuals.
Consumer Reports reviews Rooftop Turbine
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011As a part of a feature article on Energy Savings, the nation’s best-known consumer magazine reviewed one small wind turbine in their October 2011 issue. Their lab tested a six-foot diameter, roof-top mounted Honeywell WT6500 Wind Turbine at Consumer Union’s headquarters in Yonkers, NY. Their early tests “suggest that you could save far less than ... Read More
AWEA: Small wind market continued to grow in 2010
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011America’s small wind turbine industry saw substantial growth in 2010, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported, highlighted by a 26 percent expansion in the market for small wind systems with 25.6 megawatts (MW) of capacity added, as well as a robust increase in sales revenue. Nearly 8,000 small wind units were sold last year, ... Read More
NOVA SCOTIA: Community Feed-in Tariffs Launched
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011Highest Tariff for Small Wind in North America Nova Scotia’s Community Feed-in Tariff, or ComFIT, launched September 19th when the Canadian maritime province opened the application process. Applicants must jump several hurdles, including a preliminary connection request, to successfully apply for limited space on the province’s antiquated grid. The ComFIT program target is 100 MW ... Read More
MASSACHUSETTS: MassCEC now accepting Community Wind feasibility study applications
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is now accepting feasibility study applications on a rolling basis for the development of eligible Community Scale wind energy projects. MassCEC will review complete applications for feasibility study grants within approximately 30 days of receipt. The applicant and project site must either be a customer of a Massachusetts investor-owned ... Read More
