Category Archives: Solar Energy

Big Day for Solar at the CPUC

Posted by The Vote Solar Initiative on CleanTechies.com The California Public Utilities Commission approved a batch of solar contracts yesterday — up to 544 MW worth, of which 294 MW are coming in at prices below that of building a new natural gas combined cycle gas turbine. That’s a lot of solar, at a great [...]

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Solar Dispute Is Just Part of the Friction

New Hampshire, USA — While some members of America’s Congress call for the resignation of U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu over the failed loan to Solyndra, the embattled head of the nation’s loan program pointed directly at the level of subsidies provided to Chinese solar panel manufacturers as the reason America needs to support a [...]

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