Here it is, your (brief and slightly belated) moment of solar power… Salt River Project (SRP) is looking for a few good solar energy projects, via Phoenix Business Journal. The Arizona utility has issued a request for proposals to help meet a 2012 goal of 50 megawatts’ worth of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. Also [...]

Happy Friday, everyone. Here it is, your moment of solar power… In Pennsylvania solar news, the state’s Sunshine Rebate Program has issued its 1,000 solar rebate check, via PRNewswire. The check went to Sally Kauffman, a lucky homeowner who “received a $10,800 rebate for the 4.8-kilowatt solar system she installed that is expected to generate more than [...]

Here it is, your random amalgam of solar energy news and information for this Wednesday… Louisiana is set to enact legislation that would allow the state to lease public land for the installation renewable energy facilities, like solar power installations, via Forbes. Louisiana already has one of the best solar energy tax credits going in the [...]

Today’s installment of the Solar Power Rundown will be abbreviated because, let’s be honest, everyone has already checked out for the long Memorial Day Weekend. Without further ado… In New Jersey solar news, Green Power, an Atlantic City project developer, announced it’s pursuing a 74.6-megawatt solar installation that would, according to New Jersey Room, be [...]

Happy hump day, everyone. There’s a ton to read about today, including: plans for a new solar energy plant in Taiwan; admission by BP of a fundamental mistake in the Gulf oil rig accident; and a big, new, cow-powered renewable energy project that is slated for construction in China. President Obama is in California today, [...]

Happy Monday, everyone. Here’s your daily jolt of solar news and info — short and sweet, just like you like it… Dan Fink of SunPluggers has a great primer on energy efficiency and conservation. Bottom line: it’s a best practice to reduce your electricity consumption first; boost the energy efficiency of your home second; and install [...]

Here it is, your moment of solar power for this Friday: BrightSource, a California solar thermal developer, yesterday announced it raised $150 million in a recent round of financing, via Reuters. The company, which counts Google among its investors, has contracts to deliver more than 2,600 megawatts of solar power to California utilities PG&E and [...]

Here is today’s overview of solar energy news and related info. Yours truly is, unfortunately, NOT at the annual shin-dig-cum-expo of the America Solar Energy Society (ASES), which takes place this week in Phoenix. Thanks to the wonders of technology, however, he (and you!) can follow the event’s events via Twitter. Ahead of this week’s [...]

Happy Monday, everyone. You may have noticed the Solar Power Rundown was conspicuously absent from the second half of last week. This is due, in part, to the fact that we’re shifting to a new schedule. The Rundown will no longer be posted daily. Starting this week, we’ll aim for a Mon-Wed-Fri format and see [...]

Today’s rundown of solar and energy news will be short and sweet. Without further ado or distraction: Alteris Renewables, Inc. — the largest designer and installer of renewable energy systems in the Northeast — today announced that it has acquired ISI Solar of New York, NY, via PRNewswire. Ron French, president of Alteris’s solar business, [...]