Tax credits – the wind in wind energy
August 16th, 2012 |
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For wind power, 2011 was a great year. California added more new wind energy to the grid than any other state, according to a report published Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Energy. A number of other states received high honors as well. These include Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and Colorado, which churned out at [...]
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The solar installation waiting game
April 6th, 2009 |
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Editor’s Note: Scientific American‘s George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing solar panels in 60-Second Solar. Read his introduction here and see all posts here. It’s been a few weeks since my last post, and here’s why: We’re still waiting on our subsidy paperwork to go through so that the state will sign off [...]
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Introducing 60-Second Solar : A family installs panels on its roof
February 25th, 2009 |
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When I was a kid, energy was fun. I used to write to utility companies asking for their brochures on nuclear power and then sit and study the cutaway diagrams of reactors. I devoured futuristic visions of cities where everyone drove whizzing electric cars and wore stylish white jumpsuits. I dreamt of becoming an astronaut [...]
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