Another option for location of solar farm at Garfield County airport
Officials are edging ever closer to signing a deal to put a solar farm next to the Garfield County Regional Airport, although exactly where it would go and other details remain unresolved.

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Franklin County farms turn more toward the sun
Franklin County farms are starting to harvest the sun as electricity. Government incentives have made solar panels a real option for coping with high energy costs, farmers say.

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SunPower builds solar system for Yolo County jail in Woodland
San Jose solar power system manufacturer SunPower has finished construction of a 1-megawatt solar installation at the Yolo County Justice Campus in Woodland.

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County report urges Solargen to scale back proposal
The environmental report came out this week. Residents have 45 days to comment on it. Citing significant and unavoidable impacts, San Benito County’s Planning Department recommended a reduction of the size and scope of Solargen’s proposed Panoche Valley solar project in its draft environmental impact report that was prepared by an independent consultant and made public this week. Labeling …

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Big wind-farm project to begin in Weld County this summer
Construction will begin this summer on what will be one of Colorado’s largest wind farms.

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HARC and PISD To Kick-Off East Harris County Solar Pilot Program
—-Houston Advanced Research Center: WHAT: Official launch of Houston Advanced Research Center and Pasadena Independent School District project to demonstrate the effective use of solar technologies in a public school environment.

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St. Lucie County gets the gold for being green
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — The county won a gold-level “green” designation from the Florida Green Building Coalition, which could help bring in grants and attract new businesses such as those involved in solar energy.

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Solar panels aimed at Eagle County landfill
EAGLE – Paul Spencer thinks he has the next big idea in alternative energy – setting up a system that allows home owners to buy shares in a big solar facility instead of putting panels on their roofs. Spencer is the founder of The Clean Energy Collective, a Carbondale-based company that’s trying to apply the idea of group buying to the solar energy industry. According to the business model …

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Eagle County: Company plans solar farm in El Jebel
A company that hopes to revolutionize renewable energy in the Roaring Fork Valley has secured land in El Jebel, Colorado for its first solar farm. Clean Energy Collective (CEC) signed a lease for a 0.4-acre site at the Mid Valley Metropolitan District’s wastewater treatment plant along Highway 82 near Blue Lake, according to Paul Spencer, founder of the energy company. “We felt that will be a …

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Three Maricopa County buildings will receive solar panels
Solar panels will be installed on three Maricopa County buildings and eventually will save the county almost $1 million over the next two decades years under a plan approved Monday by the Board of Supervisors.

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