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Solar Headlines

January 2, 2007 - Venture Capitalists Invest $1.7 Billion in Energy Related Start-ups

December 29, 2006 - California Energy Commission Unites Solar and Energy Efficiency under the New Solar Homes Partnership

December 28, 2006 - Renewable Energy a Priority in Colorado Legislative Session

December 15, 2006 - California PUC Improves State's Demand Programs and Boosts Renewable Energy Capacity by 232 MW

December 14, 2006 - 80 Members of Congress Pen Letter to President Bush to Fund Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

December 12, 2006 - Congress Extends Production Tax Credit and Energy Credit Sunset Dates

December 9, 2006 - Strong Growth Seen for Alternative Power

December 5, 2006 - New World Record Achieved in Solar Cell Technology

December 5, 2006 - Renewable Energy Gets Big Buzz for PGE

December 5, 2006 - Xcel Energy Seeking More Solar Projects

December 4, 2006 - PSE Seeks to Develop Pacific Northwest's Largest Solar-Power Facility

November 29, 2006 - IRS Allocates $800 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds

November 21, 2006 - Puget Sound Energy Announces Renewable Energy Production Incentive Program

November 20, 2006 - California Energy Commission (CEC) Selects APX for the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS)

November 19, 2006 - Coastal States Demonstrate Leadership in Solar Power

November 1, 2006 - In Arizona, 15% of power to be Alternative Energy by 2025

October 31, 2006 - Richardson Set to Unveil Energy Package

October 27, 2006 - Alliance to Help Clean Energy Businesses

October 25, 2006 - Google and Fort Bliss Launch Record-Setting Solar Power Projects

October 19, 2006 - Solar World: Arnold a friend of solar

September 27, 2006 - Gov. Schwarzenegger signs bill speeding up California's RPS requirements

September 15, 2006 - Xcel Energy announces the largest photovoltaic central solar power plant in the United States

September 1, 2006 - California Adopts Performance Based Solar Incentives, Streamlines Oversight of Geothermal Developments

August 21, 2006 - Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Million Solar Roofs Bill

August 16, 2006 - California Utility to Buy 500 Megawatts of Solar Thermal Power


" Western North America is blessed with an abundance of natural energy resources that have been critical to accommodating substantial population growth and fueling a dynamic economy…. Western Governors, and especially Governors from the Southwestern States, have long recognized the vast and largely untapped potential for solar powered generation in the region.”
--WGA Policy Resolution 04-14

2005 WGA Solar Capacity: 412 MW*

 

*Data obtained from 2005 EIA-860 Annual Generator Report

   

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