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Con Edison Proposes 12 MW Solar Program

Content Keyword RSS | March 11, 2009

In step with the Obama Administration goal to reduce the country’s dependence on fossil fuels and to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, Con Edison of New York has filed a proposal with the Public Service Commission (PSC) for an 18-month solar energy pilot program, with the goal of generating 12 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity by [...]

Cloudy Forecast for LA’s Solar Power Vote

Content Keyword RSS | February 28, 2009

On Tuesday, Angelenos will vote on Measure B, a plan to install 400 megawatts of solar panels around Los Angeles. Based on the title alone – the Green Energy and Good Jobs for Los Angeles Program – the measure should pass resoundingly in a city that has consistently ranked at the top of most-polluted cities lists. But Measure B’s passage is anything but assured. Controversies have erupted over how hastily the proposal was put on the ballot, two widely differing independent analyses – on