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By Mark Boshnack, Staff Writer / Jan 11, 2007
Source: DailyStar of Oneonta, NY
http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2007/01/11/mbhartwick3.html

The future is looking bright at Hartwick College’s Pine Lake Environmental Campus in Davenport. Recently installed solar panels on Robertson Lodge will help the college’s sustainability program take another step forward, officials said Wednesday.  The panels were put in place just before Christmas, said Patrick Drohan, director of the Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability studies. It is only fitting, he said, because “the campus is the cornerstone of sustainability for the college. It has driven a lot of the movement.”
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ASSOCIATED PRESS /December 27, 2006

Source: Albuquerque Tribune
http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/dec/27/solar-station-will-power-center/

LAS CRUCES — New Mexico State University plans to build a combination solar power generation station and parking structure early next year, using the energy to help power the school’s Student Health Center. The NMSU Institute for Energy and the Environment and College of Engineering are finalizing the design. Built on the main campus in Las Cruces, the target date for completing the structure is early 2007.
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Dec 30, 2006
source:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200612/s1819590.htm

The New South Wales Opposition says it will focus on renewable energy initiatives in the lead-up to the March state election, promising that all public schools in the state will be powered by solar panels within 10 years. Opposition environment spokesman Michael Richardson says 100 schools each year will be fitted with the solar panels, at a cost of $12,000 per school.

Mr Richardson says the policy is aimed at stimulating investment in the renewable energy sector. “It’s certainly going to help the solar power industry and we’ve had discussions with them about this proposal,” he said. “But as I say, more importantly it’s actually going to teach kids about the benefits of solar power and encourage them to become enthusiastic advocates for it throughout their lives.”

Brett Gundlock/ January 10, 2007
Source: Cochrane Times
http://www.cochranetimes.com/News/279717.html

The Sustainable Development Committee at Cochrane High School completed phase two of their project, Monday Jan. 8 when they installed ten more solar panels at their school. The new panels will run the school’s scoreboard in the gym. There are currently 30 panels, which were put up in phase 1 of the groups project and they contribute 1 per cent of the schools electricity.  The new panels are rated at 125 volts, opposed to the old ones that are rated at 110 volts. The committee saw the price of the panels fall over the two years since they bought the old ones.  The committee raised $30,000, most of the money came from grants.
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Jan 11 2007
source: Barbadosadvocate.com
http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=29456

BARBADOS’ largest solar energy provider, Solar Dynamics Ltd., is firmly behind the decision by Government to promote the use of renewable energy. Minister of Energy and the Environment, Elizabeth Thompson, recently unveiled the draft Barbados National Energy Policy, which seeks to preserve this country’s environment by focusing on reducing the dependence on fossil fuels and facilitating the creation of a renewable energy society and economy. Specifically, the document outlines the target of generating 25 per cent of national energy through renewable energy by 2026. This goal will be achieved in part by allowing independent power producers, utilising renewable energy technology, to sell electricity to the national grid, Thompson said.
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By AARON NATHANS, The News Journal/ January 7, 2007
Source: Delawareonline
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070107/NEWS/701070366

SEABROOK, N.J. — A refrigerator repairman with a modest home backing onto a spinach farm, Bob May doesn’t appear to be the kind of fellow who can afford to go solar. Renewable-energy advocates love solar energy, but acknowledge it hasn’t caught on more because it’s expensive. It takes between $50,000 and $80,000 to buy the equipment to power a single-family home. But last winter, May and his father installed 60 solar panels, largely paid for by the state, in the yard of his southern New Jersey residence. These days, the electric meter in front of his house is running backward, as he generates so much solar power he’s selling what he doesn’t use back to the electric company. “To some people it’s an eyesore,” said May. “This isn’t anything new. It’s been around for a while. It’s just become more affordable.”
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United Solar Ovonic Supplies 700kW of Uni-Solar(R) PV Laminates to Solar Integrator American Energy Technologies

Source: UniSolar press release, Jan 10, 2007
http://www.uni-solar.com/newsdetail.asp?id=189

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — United Solar Ovonic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) (NASDAQ: ENER) , announced today that it has supplied 700 kW of photovoltaic (PV) laminates to TurtleEnergy LLC for installation by American Energy Technologies, Inc. on a 350,000-sq.-ft. building leased by East Coast Warehouse & Distribution from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. American Energy Technologies, one of the fastest growing solar integrators in the U.S., was chosen to manage all aspects of the installation from the design phase through the commissioning of the system.
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Solar Power Partners enables commercial building owners to access green energy without investing their own capital

Source: Solar Power Partners press release / Jan 9, 2007
http://www.solarpowerpartners.com/pressreleases.html

San Francisco, Calif. /January 9, 2007 — Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP), a developer, owner and operator (DOO) of a distributed network of commercial solar energy facilities (SEF), today formally initiated its Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) program for mid-size commercial buildings in California. This announcement coincides with the establishment of SPP LLC1, a renewable energy fund for investing in California commercial solar energy facilities of up to 100KW/AC.
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Agreement could save schools $2.5 million in electricity costs during 20-year contract
By Eric Louie /CONTRA COSTA TIMES
Pleasanton, Jan. 10, 2007
Source: Contracosta Times
http://www.contracostatimes.com/mld/cctimes/news/16425310.htm

A company will place solar panels at seven Pleasanton schools and then sell the energy back to the school district, as part of an agreement both sides see as an emerging trend. Sandra Lepley, assistant superintendent of business, said the agreement with New Jersey-based Honeywell, will save the district $2.5 million in electricity costs during the 20-year contract. The school board unanimously approved the agreement in June, with the panels to be installed by October.
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As Energy Costs Rise, Solar Power Continues to Gain Acceptance in Orange County
Source: Akeena Solar Press Releases
http://www.akeena.net/cm/About_Akeena_Solar/Press%20Releases.html
LOS GATOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 10, 2007

Akeena Solar, Inc. (OTC BB: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, has opened an Orange County regional office to serve the exponentially growing demand for solar energy among residential and commercial customers in the area. According to the California Energy Commission, the market for photovoltaic systems in Orange County has been experiencing an average 190 percent growth rate since 2003.
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