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Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Campbell Soups Up Its Solar Energy Capacity

Campbell Soup Company has celebrated the completion of a 9.8-megawatt (MW) solar power system at its manufacturing facility in Napoleon, Ohio.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Oregon Reins In Tax Credits for Clean Energy

Clean energy companies in Oregon are finding lawmakers more reluctant to give them tax credits. Tax credits for clean energy companies ballooned from about $100 million in 2006 to more than $300 million in 2010, according to Legislative Revenue Office figures.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Solar Panels at LAUSD Schools Convert Valley's Blazing Sun into Energy

When triple-digit temperatures hit Woodland Hills this summer, Alma Aguirre isn't going to be thinking about her vehicle baking in the parking lot at Taft High, but the electricity generated by the solar panels covering the school's new carport.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

First Solar Rises as Permit Resolved on Los Angeles Plant

First Solar Inc. the biggest maker of thin-film solar panels, climbed the most since June 12 after receiving permission to continue construction on a $1.36 billion power project in Los Angeles County.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Historic Andover Church to Install Solar Panels

The South Church and its prominent white steeple on Central Street have had a powerful presence in downtown Andover for over 152 years.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

SunPower Brings Solar to Middle East With Total Backing

Being majority-owned by Europe’s third-largest oil company will help SunPower Corp. (SPWR) bring solar power to the Middle East.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Savvy Consumer: Renewable Energy Has Also Become Affordable

The heat is taking over in North Texas, and that means higher electric bills and probably more air pollution. But there is an alternative to those problems to consider the next time your electric plan is up for renewal: Switch to a renewable energy plan.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

First Solar Gets L.A. County Go-ahead for Massive Solar Site

First Solar Inc. is restarting work on one of the biggest construction projects in Los Angeles County after resolving a code conflict with the public works department.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Adding Solar To The Grid Can Help Electricity Challenges In Texas

As Texas braces for predicted tighter electricity reserves and higher electricity rates this summer, a new report from the Brattle Group shows that adding solar capacity to the Texas electric grid would result in lower wholesale electricity prices for customers in the state.

Tuesday, Jun 26, 2012

Feds OK 1st major solar plant on tribal land; project planned for reservation outside Vegas

Federal officials have approved a solar plant on an Indian reservation outside Las Vegas, marking the nation’s first commercial-grade solar energy project on tribal land and new territory for the Obama administration’s renewable energy agenda.

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