Potential for 2014 to be a 7,000 Megawatt Year for Wind Power Capacity and Innovation!
Iowa is currently a state with high potential for wind power capacity. Warren Buffet’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. is gearing up to drop $1.9 billion on new wind farms in Iowa. The investment might build as many as 656 new turbines by 2015, which would add as much as 1,050 megawatts of wind power capacity to [...]
The Alliance for Solar Choice is Formed Among the Nation’s Leading Rooftop Solar Companies!
As of May 10, 2013, the nation’s leading rooftop solar companies announced the formation of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC). TASC believes that anyone should have the option to switch from utility power to distributed solar power. The founding members represent the majority of the U.S. rooftop solar market, including: SolarCity, Sungevity, Sunrun, and [...]
Cheaper by the Dozen: Solar Group Purchase Programs
Neighbors all around the country are getting together and going solar as a group. You can too! NEWS YOU CAN USE: Solar Group Purchasing Have you ever saved money by buying in bulk at Costco? People all over the country are buying solar in bulk and saving money in the process. Called “solar bulk purchase, [...]
Prices of PV Solar Panels are Continuing to Fall Globally!
Prices for photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are falling globally and soon generating your own electricity by putting a few panels on the roof of your house may become a reality for people even in the poorest parts of South Africa. Many reasons are contributing to the fact that these costs are dropping. First of all, [...]
A Solar Challenge Plans to Bring a Solar Car Rally to Nigeria!
The Nigeria solar challenge has concluded plans to bring a solar car rally to Nigeria in conjunction with Kings Polytechnic. The Nigeria solar car initiative is a challenge designed to champion integration, support and encourage technical and scientific success in the field of engineering. It is also aimed at promoting solar car racing. The Solar Car [...]
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