ASES, Industry Leaders Launch Solar Freedom Now Campaign
Goal is to Cut Solar Costs in Half by Eliminating Paperwork and Red Tape Orlando, FL, September 7, 2012 – The American Solar Energy Society’s new campaign, Solar Freedom Now (SFN), is taking on the biggest cost hurdle for solar power – the paperwork and red tape that doubles installation costs. The organization’s goal is [...]
Text of California SB1222, Capping Solar Permitting Fees
Summary: The new law caps residential permitting fees at $500, plus $15 per watt above 15kW, and commercial fees at $1,000, with additional per-watt fees above 50kW, unless the county or municipality passes a resolution or ordinance finding “substantial evidence” that costs are higher. California SB1222 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all [...]
Cuomo Signs New York Solar Package
New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on August 9 announced that $107 million is available through the NY-Sun initiative for a major solar power incentive program that will increase the amount of electricity generated by PV systems throughout New York. The NY-Sun Competitive PV Program, administered by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority [...]
Romney Energy Policy: Drill, and Leave Renewables to Private Sector
Romney Unveils Energy Plan Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Wednesday evening issued a white paper outlining his energy platform, which he says will achieve North American energy independence by 2020. The centerpiece policy turns over to states authority to develop energy resources on federal lands. The executive summary reads as follows: A crucial [...]
Big Week for Renewables on Federal Land
The U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of Defense, in partnership with other federal agencies, this week announced several major renewable-energy initiatives: Permitting will be accelerated for seven large private projects on federal lands in Arizona, California, Nevada and Wyoming, including the first major development on tribal land. Projects total 5 gigawatts. The Department [...]
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