costs of solar energy

• GSLO: Dept. of Energy Aims to Slash Solar Costs by 75%.

NEW ORLEANS -- Domestic solar energy companies such as GoSolarUSA (PinkSheets:GSLO) and its competitors stand to benefit from a new U.S. Department of...

• Business Wire
• February 08, 2011

• Use of Solar Power Grows As Energy Costs Escalate

Register Staff NEW HAVEN -- Someday soon, Joseph Mercer and his wife, Malinda Henen, will stand outside and watch their electricity meter spin backward. It will be a very happy occasion, because that will be the day their United Illuminating bill will begin to drop, and possibly the day the power company will be paying them for electricity.

• New Haven Register
• October 20, 2008

• Pro-Tech Energy Helps Fond Du Lac Cold Storage Facilities Cool Energy Costs by Generating 45% of Energy Needs From Solar Installation

BRANCHURG, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Pro-Tech Energy Solutions LLC, a self-funded energy services company serving the Mid-Atlantic region's commercial properties, today announced the successful installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation systems on the roofs of two Fond du Lac Cold Storage refrigerated warehouses in Edison, NJ. Refrigerated warehouses, like Fond du Lac, are joining legions of other cost-conscious business owners and operators who are taking a cue from the state and realizing that minimizing carbon footprints goes hand-in-hand with increasing economic vitality," said John Drexinger, COO, Pro-Tech Energy Solutions. "New Jersey's solar electric installations grew by 153 percent last year and we have been ranked second in the nation for the past four years. This ...

• U.S. Newswire
• May 06, 2010

• Franklin Products Partners with Gridpoint to Save 50 Percent of Electricity Costs ; Leading Supplier for Commercial Airline Industry Sees Significant Energy Savings with Solar Energy

DALLAS, Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Products, a leading producer of upholstery products for the commercial airline industry, and GridPoint, Inc., an established leader for smart energy solutions, today announced the powering of a 100 kW photovoltaic solar array at Franklin's Dallas manufacturing and distribution facility. The system, comprised of 576 Canadian Solar CS5A-180W panels, is capable of producing 140,000 kWh of electricity annually, approximately half of the company's local need.

• U.S. Newswire
• February 02, 2011

• Pomona Now, Apr. 23

The Boys & Girls Club of Pomona Valley this week celebrated the installation of a solar power system that will help reduce energy costs. The system was installed with a $25,000 donation from the University of Phoenix Southern California campus, according to a university statement.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• April 23, 2011

• ; 14.1 Mw Project Planned for Mcgraw-Hill Facility in East Windsor, Nj

NEW YORK and WALL, N.J., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The McGraw- Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) and NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR), today announced plans to build on McGraw-Hill's East Windsor, N.J., campus the largest privately-owned, net-metered solar project in the Western Hemisphere. The 14.1 megawatt solar system will significantly offset the need for other energy sources to run McGraw-Hill's offices in East Windsor, including the Corporation's growing data center. The clean, renewable energy produced by the project is expected to reduce the equivalent of about 10 percent of McGraw-Hill's annual global carbon emissions and significantly lower the company's long- term electricity costs. Our plan to use solar power underscores our ...

• U.S. Newswire
• June 15, 2011

• 'Panel' Discussion: Schools, Solar Energy

BRANDON, Miss. - Northwest Rankin Middle School is not only reducing energy costs with solar power, it's also selling some of the power it generates. The school has used an array of 16 solar panels on three of its portable classrooms since 2009 through a partnership with Central Electric Power Association.

• Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
• September 18, 2011

• The Light of Day

We want to be part of the solution, not an energy-sucking part of the problem. It's not a lot, but it's something," said Chris Kastner. The panels supply about 15 percent of the energy needs of the restaurant. When they added the modules, Kastner said that CK's became the first commercial building in the state, other than government facilities, to go solar, a trend he hopes will continue. With advances in technology, dropping costs and a growing awareness of alternative energy, solar is poised to secure a place in Idaho's future. "Every kilowatt hour of energy schools don't have to purchase is a dollar taxpayers don't have to pay," said [Paul Kjellander]. While this gives students an opportunity to get acquainted firsthand with alternative energy, Kjellander also points out that when s...

• Boise Weekly
• October 13, 2009

• Solar Heat Takes Sting Out of Energy Costs

Home heating season is just around the corner, and across the Upper Midwest, homeowners are bracing themselves for high energy bills. But for some fam...

• La Crosse Tribune
• August 05, 2009

• Solar Incentive Program at Queen Mary Today

LONG BEACH - Southern California Edison and the City of Long Beach will be hosting a California Solar Incentive Program session today at the Hotel Queen Mary. The presentation will start at 6:30 p.m. aboard the ship at 1126 Queens Highway. Residents will be educated on the basics of solar energy and benefits of installing a solar energy system. Tax credits for reducing costs of a solar energy system and tax incentives through CSI will also be discussed.

• Press Telegram
• July 23, 2009