The Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) – a non-profit regional electricity provider – has run into a problem that has plagued many utility companies that have offered solar incentive programs: too many people are interested.

Many Florida homeowners who applied for rebates when installing energy-efficient air conditioning and solar energy systems as part of the Florida Solar Rebate Program have waited quite a while for that check in the mail.

$16.25 million in federal stimulus funds will be put to work making the Bay State more energy efficient. The funds are part of Governor Deval Patrick’s Massachusetts Recovery Plan and are intended to support “innovative ways of achieving dramatic energy savings in buildings across the Commonwealth”, according to the press release. Of the 11 projects [...]

Tennessee solar may pick up steam with stimulus money from the federal government funding a new solar power plant and a solar research institute.

Commercial solar panel installations get a shot in the arm from Obama’s stimulus package, which offers businesses the choice between the traditional 30% ITC or a grant of equal value–but only for the next two years.

Does President Obama’s economic stimulus package affect the affordability of residential solar?