New Jersey and Pennsylvania Solar Markets Facing Short Term Pain

Recently, I wrote about how the incredible success of the New Jersey solar and Pennsylvania solar markets was beginning to have adverse consequences with respect to each state’s primary solar incentive, the Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC). Two months later the trend is continuing to get worse but solar advocates in both states are beginning […]

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Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups

At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings – some 250 million acres – and designate […]

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U.S. Debt Deal Kills Off Prospects of Renewable-Power Support

Via Bloomberg U.S. government support for renewable energy may plunge from record levels, setting back the use of wind and solar power before they can compete on their own with oil, gas and coal. Direct spending, tax breaks and research funding pushed federal renewable-energy subsidies to $14.7 billion in 2010, according to Alan Beamon, director […]

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New Jersey solar energy installations reached record numbers in June

Via newjerseynewsroom.com Over 10,000 solar arrays now exist statewide New Jersey set new single-month record for installed solar capacity and number of installations in June, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced on Monday. The activity brings the state’s installed solar capacity to more than 380 MW generated from over 10,000 solar arrays statewide, something […]

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Gov. Christie’s plan to emphasize natural gas, nuclear power may undercut solar energy market

TRENTON — Environmentalists this afternoon set the table for hearings on Gov. Chris Christie’s road map for New Jersey’s energy future by reiterating that the plan will jeopardize the growing strength of the state’s green economy. Christie last month unveiled his draft Energy Master Plan, which scaled back the state’s goal to bolster renewable sources […]

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Unirac and KYOCERA Partner to Create Modern 1.16 MW PV Installation on Historic New Jersey Site

Unirac, Inc., North America’s leading provider of infrastructure for solar power systems, announced today that it has teamed with Kyocera Solar, Inc. to update the historic Masonic Lodge of New Jersey with a 1.16MW solar installation. Designed by NJ Solar Power, the solar installation is framed with Unirac’s innovative PV mounting solution, the ISYS Ground […]

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How Will New Jersey Energy Plan Impact State Solar Power?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently released the state’s 2011 Energy Master Plan (EMP) with an overarching goal of trying to promote energy solutions that are cost-effective as well as efficient, particularly in a time of economic uncertainty. “The Administration is committed to the formulation of incentives that promote a renewable energy portfolio that is […]

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