- EPA study shows lower cost for U.S. cap-and-trade as Europe scales-up in solar, by Brian Coppa, Phoenix Green Business Examiner, June 24, 2010. Study shows solution to oil dependence may be less costly than originally estimated.
- Will American Power Act Stop Green Jobs Going Overseas, by Cathy Calfo, executive director of the Apollo Alliance, from cleanedge.com/jobs-insight, May 18, 2010.
- Georgia Power renewable energy program to include more solar power, April 27, 2010.
- Mississippi the Latest State to Become Site for a New Solar Manufacturing Plant, sunpluggers.com, April 2, 2010. The question to be asked is why not locate the plant in Tennessee where the silicon will be purified? Has the state of Tennessee lost its luster to nearby states? North Carolina, Georgia and now Mississippi? Would someone please explain why Tennessee is not attracting panel manufacturers?
- New Jersey Adopts New Solar Renewable Energy Portfolio Standards, mondaq.com, February 24, 2010. This is the most forward thinking state in regards solar as both an industry and as a solar user. [I'd be very interested in finding out the economic impact of solar advancement in the state from the standpoint of new jobs and new revenue for the power industry. If you know of anyone interested in pursuing this question, please let me know as it is critical to selling solar to both the utility (TVA) and to the state of Tennessee. -S. Levy]
- Utility Solar Business Models, by Julia Hamm, SEPA Executive Director, February 16, 2009. A promising utility solar business model creates value in the energy marketplace, enables the utility to capture part of that value, and will sustain itself over time. It must serve multiple stakeholders: owners, customers, society. Cost-effectiveness is the key, and win/win/win is the goal.
- US Solar Market to Double in 2011, Technology Review, February 8, 2010
Links to articles posted on other websites:
- Italy Surpasses US in Solar PV: installing more every two months than California in an entire year, by Paul Gipe, Contributor, Renewable Energy World, June 30, 2010. Good information on the need to keep feed-in tariffs in addition to a solar Renewable Energy Credit (sREC).
- Milestone: 10 Gigawatts of PV in 2010, Part 1, by Eric Wesoff, greentechsolar, June 9, 2010. As we approach the upcoming autumn milestone of 10 gigawatts of solar installed in 2010, Greentech Media asks a few solar luminaries to reflect on the event.
- As Panels Get Better and Cheaper, PVs are Poised for Their Day in the Sun, by Cameron Burns, GreenBiz.com, Dec 11, 2009