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Ygrene Energy Fund Applauds the Obama Administration’s Support of PACE Financing and the Launch of the Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative

July 21, 2016 Anand Gupta

The Obama Administration has expressed its unequivocal support for the expansion of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) as a tool for assisting local communities in meeting their sustainability goals. With strong statements from the White House, the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Administration laid out new […]

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XBRL US Joins SunSpec Alliance to Develop Data Standards for Solar Industry

July 21, 2016 Anand Gupta

XBRL US announced recently that it is part of a SunSpec Alliance project team establishing the open Solar Data eXchangeo make it easier to aggregate and share solar data, thereby facilitating more efficient and cost-effective financing of distributed energy projects. The project is part of the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative’s Orange Button program that aims […]

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White House announces New Solar Workforce Development Program, Led by The Solar Foundation

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

The White House recently announced a new program, led by The Solar Foundation, to help train more Americans for careers in the rapidly expanding solar workforce. The $2.1 million program, known as the Solar Training Network, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative under the Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) funding […]

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Wisconsin’s largest solar project delivering power to Alliant Energy customers

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

Alliant Energy customers are now receiving clean power from Wisconsin’s largest solar facility. The 2.3-megawatt Rock River solar project recently went into service near Beloit, Wis. The sun-powered generating station includes over 7,700 solar panels, covers nearly 17 acres and produces enough electricity to power 500 homes. “Investments in clean energy have been central to […]

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SolarMax LED Outshines World-Class Field to Capture Caltrans Roadway Lighting Contract

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarMax LED, through its wholly owned subsidiary ActOne Communications, Inc., has landed a multi-million dollar California Department of Transportation contract to replace more than 29,000 aging street lights with the Southern California company’s leading-edge, high-efficiency LED luminaires. Initial work will focus on public roadways and arterials across Sacramento County. SolarMax LED is both grateful and […]

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Renew Financial CEO and Innovator of PACE Financing, Cisco DeVries, Praises New Policy Guidance Released Today by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

Renew Financial, a leader in clean energy financing, today issued a statement from CEO Cisco DeVries, who first innovated the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) model for financing clean energy and energy-efficiency renovations, in support of the newly-issued guidance on PACE from the Federal Housing Administration: “This is an important step forward for PACE and […]

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Vivint Solar And Renovate America Align To Make Rooftop Solar More Accessible To Homeowners

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

Vivint Solar, Inc. (NYSE: VSLR), a leading national provider of residential solar energy systems, and Renovate America, the leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, are collaborating to expand access to rooftop solar for homeowners. By offering Renovate America’s HERO program as its PACE financing option, Vivint Solar is enabling more homeowners […]

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SolarCity gigafactory brightens New York’s manufacturing revival

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

A General Mills Inc. manufacturing plant stands past the Erie Basin in Buffalo, New York Buffalo, New York, is on the verge of becoming famous for more than wicked winters, spicy chicken wings and its Rust Belt legacy. The Queen City is the crown jewel in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s multibillion-dollar business-development strategy to revitalize economically […]

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White House Launches Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

Today the White House announced the Clean Energy Savings for All Americans Initiative, which aims to ensure that every American family can choose to go solar and to cut their energy bills – and that every American community has the tools they need to tackle local air pollution and global climate change. Read the fact […]

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Energy Department Releases Draft Updated Best Practices for Residential PACE Financing Programs

July 20, 2016 Anand Gupta

As part of the Obama Administration’s Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released best practice guidelines for Residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs. PACE is an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency, solar, and related improvements. DOE’s updated best practices guidelines will enable more states and communities […]