The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), in conjunction with the solar development company Solar Power inc. and Aerojet, an internationally recognized leader in aerospace and defense that is part of the larger technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products GenCorp, announced yesterday the completion of a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar energy system at Aerojet’s facility in Sacramento, California.

Regardless of its many advantages, we’ll be among the first to admit that solar power isn’t exactly a renter-friendly technology. Whether you live in an apartment, condo or multi-family home, the prospect of installing a solar panel array, however attractive, is for the most part dimmed by the temporality of your residence. However, the Sacramento [...]

As observers are pointing out, to date, only a fraction of the federal stimulus funds have been doled out. A full two-thirds of the $787 billion promised by Washington is still left to be disbursed in 2010. The lag is even more pronounced when it comes to government investment in clean energy development: as Bloomberg [...]