Residential Solar
1BOG Extends Solar San Diego
IBOG has extended the solar San Diego program, allowing homeowners to participate in the program through August 7, 2009. For more information, click here.
Read MoreDeclare Your Energy Independence
A 4th of July message from Repower America… This Independence Day, we have a lot to celebrate — including a major victory for our planet. The historic vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act in the House of Representatives last Friday moves this bill to the Senate. Now, we must continue to build…
Read MoreCPUC Reports on Success of California’s Solar Program
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) staff today issued its first annual program assessment report to the State Legislature for the California Solar Initiative, the country’s largest solar incentive program. The report details the progress of the program and its accomplishments to date. In January 2007, California launched an unprecedented $3.3 billion program with the…
Read MoreHelio Energy Solutions Installs Solar on First Net-Zero Energy Building in San Diego, CA
When the principals of ARCHITECTS hanna gabriel wells were looking to relocate their offices, they made a commitment to minimize their impact on the environment by targeting Net-Zero Energy use. To achieve their goal, they converted an old auto body shop into a new state-of-the-art office building, becoming an example within the community for building…
Read MoreHistoric clean energy bill passes House of Representatives today
The historic clean energy bill, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, H.R. 2454, passed the House of Represenatives today, June 26, 2009 by a vote of 219 to 212. The bill will now move to the Senate. Repower America reports “The House of Representatives has just passed a landmark bill that will…
Read MorePresident Obama Presses for Passage of Energy Bill, Text of Today’s Statement
From the Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2009 — President Barack Obama pressed for passage of energy legislation Thursday afternoon ahead of a House vote Friday on a bill to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. Speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Mr. Obama said Washington must not miss the opportunity to work on cleaning…
Read More“All solar markets are poised to improve,” says Sue Kateley, CALSEIA ED
SolarPlaza.com June 24, 2009 Interview: Sue Kateley, Executive Director, CALSEIA CALSEIA’s mission is to expand the use of all solar technologies in California and establish a sustainable industry for a clean energy future. CALSEIA’s biggest challenges for 2009 and 2010 is to expand the market for PV, notably in the untapped distributed generation market and…
Read MoreMore Studies Extol Virtues of Green Jobs, reports Green Inc.
From Green Inc, a New York Times blog dedicated to Energy, the Environment and the Bottom Line, comes this post, “More Studies Extol Virtues of Green Jobs.” Following on the heels of a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts last week, two more reports from a broad coalition of environmental groups and research institutes suggest…
Read MoreResidential Rebate Incentive Level for California Solar Initiative “Steps” Down
California Solar Initiative (CSI) rebate levels have now moved to Step 4 for residential solar electric systems in the Southern California Edison territory. The Step 4 rebate is $1.90 per AC watt. New CSI applications will be processed at the $1.90 rate. As an example, a 4.2 kW AC system (4,200 watts) would now receive…
Read MoreHelio Energy Solutions Announces First Project Signed in 1BOG Solar San Diego Campaign
Helio Energy Solutions, a leading solar power design and installation firm in California and Nevada, has signed the first solar power project in the 1BOG solar group purchase program in San Diego. One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) launched its solar San Diego campaign on May 18, securing a discounted price of $6.09 per DC…
Read More1BOG, One Block Off the Grid and Helio Energy Solutions Present Solar Energy Basics Webinar
In its webinar this week for solar power system buyers in San Diego, 1BOG, One Block Off the Grid, marketing director, Brad Burton, was joined by Scott Gordon, Director of Sales at Helio Energy Solutions. The webinar gave participants an opportunity to review information and pricing related to the Solar San Diego discount pricing program…
Read MoreBill Would Give Solar Users Chance to Sell Power
A bill in the California state senate would allow people to who own solar-powered homes and businesses to sell excess power back to utilities. KPBS Environment Reporter Ed Joyce tells us under current law utilities now get that power for free. Under current law consumers with solar panels can reduce their utility bill to $0…
Read MoreHelioEMS to attend West Coast’s largest energy conference, June 10-11 in Long Beach, CA
HelioEMS, Energy Management Solutions, will join representatives from leading energy related firms at the upcoming West Coast Energy Management Congress (EMC). EMC is the largest energy conference and technology expo held on the U.S. West Coast specifically for business, industrial and institutional energy users. The event will be held in the Long Beach Convention Center,…
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