Ah, nothing like a mid-summer promotion… lucky for us, this one is actually pretty cool. Sungevity, a California-based company that bankrolls the option to lease solar panels for an increasing number of Americans, is coming to five northeastern states — in an ice pop truck. As part of the company’s Rooftop Revolution campaign, Sungevity representatives [...]

Toys “R” Us is the latest company to transition to solar power — and it’s doing so in a big way. The New Jersey-based retailer today announced it will install two photovoltaic (PV) energy systems in an effort to reduce annual electricity costs and green its operations. At 5.38-megawatts (MW), the first system will be [...]

Biennially since 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has held the solar decathlon — a competition between 20 university teams from around the world that design, construct and operate homes that are affordable, energy efficient and attractive.

Solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) provide cash payments to homeowners and businesses who install solar panels in New Jersey. In November 2010, the average SREC prices was $615.

More good solar news came out of New Jersey earlier this week as the North Jersey Media Group — which is comprised of several community newspapers including The Record and the Herald News — announced that it has partnered with KDC Solar to install a roughly 4.2-megawatt (MW) of solar energy system at its Rockaway, New Jersey facility.

Within the solar energy industry, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) is looked to as a leading source of information on renewable energy policy — at the municipal, state and federal levels. In addition to helping run the DSIRE database, the organization issues countless reports and studies on things like net metering, interconnection and workforce [...]

In July 2009, New Jersey state regulators approved the Public Service Electric & Gas Company’s (PSE&G) Solar 4 All program — a $515 million plan for the utility to own and operate 80 megawatts (MW) of solar power by the end of 2013.

Dow Jones & Company is in the midst of a 4.1-megawatt (MW) solar energy installation at its corporate facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey – soon to be one of the largest single commercial solar energy systems in the United States.

Now solar PV panels are returning home, as Alcatel-Lucent announced it would soon install a 1.2-megawatt (MW) ground-mounted PV solar energy system at Bell Lab’s New Jersey campus.

Somerset County in Central New Jersey – the fifth wealthiest county in the United States – will invest in a lucrative three-phase Somerset County solar project over the next several years that, according to NJ.com, will eliminate 15 million pounds in annual carbon emissions and save taxpayers over $1 million in annual energy costs for the next 15 years.