Monthly Archives: November 2009

Easier for companies to lease renewable systems

A new Nevada law, Assembly Bill 186, makes it easier for companies to lease renewable systems such as solar panels to public and private entities. The law went into effect on October 1, 2009.  AB 186 makes it legal in … Continue reading

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Solar Farms

SolarReserve, a Santa Monica, CA company, has announced the Rice Solar Energy Project to be built in the Sonoran Desert east of Palm Springs.  As many as 17,500 large mirrors, each 24’ x 28’, will be attached to 12’ high … Continue reading

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Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings Constortium

The DOE selected the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) to convene the Zero-Energy Commercial Buildings Constortium. The consortium will include representatives from over 300 organizations involved in the following building areas: design professionals construction industry financial industry real … Continue reading

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EPA and DOE Memorandum of Understanding

EPA and DOE officials clarified terms of the new MOU between the two organizations during a November 6 conference call with ENERGY STAR Partners.  The new arrangement between the two groups will create single goals, budgets, leadership and programs related … Continue reading

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