Pure Energies Looks for Solar Leads in the Home Security Sector
Even in the digital age, boots on the ground still matter.Pure Energies Group has been mining the digital realm for years to find homeowners who might want rooftop solar and then pairing them with solar developers. Now, with a new dealer program, Pure Energies is getting leads the old-fashioned way: from dealers that are already in someone’s home selling something else.
Vivint Solar of Marlboro is state's top residential provider
'Residential solar is a disruptive technology that is changing the world,' said Derek Landino, district manager for a solar installation company that has recently set up shop in Marlboro. 'There is now a renewable energy source that can actually save customers money.'To Mr. Landino, it's what makes green technology, particularly solar power, so compelling — to him, and to his growing customer base.
Recurrent Energy plans 150MW of ‘grid-competitive’ PV in Texas
Recurrent Energy is to build 150MW of grid-competitive solar in Texas.The company has arranged a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Austin Energy. It will feed into the unregulated Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid, which supplies 75% of the state.
Vermont firm to workers: Save energy, earn bonus
A manufacturer of renewable energy equipment has found a formula to get its employees to save energy: a $6,000 annual bonus, offset with a carbon tax.David Blittersdorf, CEO at AllEarth Renewables, said he has long tried to walk the talk as a maker of renewable energy equipment. In 2011, he proposed a car tax on his 31 employees, but some balked and helped brainstorm another solution.
SolarCity Launches Solar Scheme in Nevada
PV TechSolar energy installer SolarCity has announced it is now taking orders for installations in the US state of Nevada. The company said free solar panel installations are now available in Las Vegas, offering solar electricity for less than US$30 a month. SolarCity claimed this is less than utility prices and home owners can access to its design and installation services as well as financing and insurance with monitoring and a performance guarantee.
GE Invests $24 Million in Welspun’s India Solar Plant
BloombergGeneral Electric Co. (GE) is investing $24 million in India’s largest solar-power plant, drawn by what it called the technology’s “incredible potential” in the nation. The investment by GE’s financial services unit in Welspun Energy Ltd.’s 151-megawatt photovoltaic plant is the U.S. company’s first in the local solar industry. GE said this week that it plans to invest more than $1 billion a year globally in renewable projects that promise “very significant returns.”
Innovative Solar Systems' Proposed Solar Farm Would Be NC’s Biggest
News & ObserverA proposed 80-megawatt solar farm in Cumberland County would be North Carolina’s biggest to date if the $144 million project is approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission. The Hope Mills solar farm was proposed this week by Innovative Solar Systems, a 3-year-old company in Fletcher that is developing more than 600 megawatts of solar farms to connect with Duke Energy’s power grid. The 450-acre project will be located on a site owned by Barker Gallberry Farms under a long-term lease for 20 years, with two 5-year extension options.
Smart Solar Legislation Helps Minnesota Lead In The Midwest
Solar Power World A map highlighting the Solar Energy Industries Association’s top solar states by capacity seems to forget the middle of the country. But it’s true: The Midwest trails other parts of the country largely because the region didn’t keep moving forward with solar policy. Instead, policy became stagnant or even regressive. There is a bright spot, however: Minnesota is lighting the path for solar in the Midwest.
Google's 'green' energy plan: Build, learn, expand
Christian Science Monitor A ravenous consumer of electricity, Google knows it must find a way to become more efficient and cleaner. Hundreds of thousands of its servers are partially dependent on fossil-fueled power. So just as it gained experience constructing and designing large-scale data centers over the years, the global leader in Internet technologies is now applying the same lessons to expand its use of renewable energy.
A battle is looming over renewable energy, and fossil fuel interests are losing
Washington PostIn state capitals across the country, legislators are debating proposals to roll back environmental rules, prodded by industry and advocacy groups eager to curtail regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gases.