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on November 24th, 2011% ![]() October 25, 2011, 6:18 PM EDT
By Ehren Goossens and Andrew Herndon
(Updates with analysts’ comments starting in third paragraph, closing share price in seventh paragraph.)
Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — Rob Gillette has left First Solar Inc. after almost doubling production capacity during the two years he ran the world’s biggest maker of thin-film solar panels.
“Effective immediately, Rob Gillette is no longer serving as chief executive officer,” the Tempe, Arizona-based company said today in a statement that didn’t give a reason. Chairman and founder Mike Ahearn, 54, was named interim CEO.
with demand and prices for solar panels falling, expanding First Solar’s production may have been the wrong decision, said Paul Leming, an analyst at Ticonderoga Securities LLC in New York. Declining prices also make it unlikely that the company will be seen as a buyout target.
“Rob Gillette made one overwhelmingly bad decision,” Leming said today in an interview. “He made the decision early in his tenure to put the company on an aggressive capacity expansion.”
First Solar’s annual production capacity was 1,228 megawatts at the end of 2009, shortly after Gillette was named CEO in October. The company expects to have 2,236 megawatts of capacity at the end of this year, according to a second-quarter company overview.
Gillette, 50, expected demand for solar panels to continue to grow, and expanded factory capacity, Leming said. That view is “blowing up in his and the board’s face right now.”
biggest Decline Ever
First Solar fell 25 percent to $43.27 in New York, the biggest decline since the company’s initial public offering in November 2006.
Gillette’s departure came as a surprise to analysts. “this abrupt move might be related to differing views on the long-term strategic direction for the company, in light of rapidly changing industry dynamics driven by slower-than-anticipated demand” and excess capacity, Sanjay Shrestha, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets in New York, said in today in a research note.
First Solar’s thin-film panels compete against products made from polysilicon, which is rapidly falling in price. The spot price fell 9.1 percent to $37.40 a kilogram in the week ended Oct. 24, and has dropped 19 percent since the start of the month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. That decline is also driving down the price of solar panels made with polysilicon cells.
The falling price of silicon makes First Solar an unlikely takeover target, said Theodore O’Neill, an analyst at Wunderlich Securities Inc. in New York. The company’s technology “is barely competitive with silicon solar cells,” he said today in an e-mail. “They make super cheap, very inefficient solar panels. everyone else makes cheap, very efficient solar panels.”
Thin-film panels typically convert less of the energy in sunlight into electricity than polysilicon ones. First Solar’s average conversion efficiency was 11.7 percent in the second quarter. SunPower Corp.’s polysilicon panels are the world’s most efficient in commercial production, with a conversion rate of about 22 percent.
Gillette “may just be stepping down because he sees the writing on the wall in the solar industry and thinks that First Solar will be unable to compete with crystalline silicon,” Gordon Johnson, an analyst at Axiom Capital Management Inc. in New York, said today in an interview.
Johnson has had a “sell” recommendation on the stock since August 2010 and a $35 price target since Sept. 16.
The company’s shares have dropped 71 percent in the past year.
third Departure
Gillette is the third high-level First Solar executive to leave this year. The company’s president of operations Bruce Sohn stepped down in April and wasn’t replaced. And last month Jens Meyerhoff, president of its utility systems unit, departed.
The company’s pipeline of projects under development will be a “strong earnings buffer,” Shrestha said.
“The industry sees First Solar’s project development as one of the most successful,” said Jenny Chase, solar analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
First Solar is developing three projects that use its panels. It sold all of them after they received $3.1 billion in backing under the same U.S. Energy Department loan guarantee program that supported the failed solar panel maker Solyndra LLC.
Its 290-megawatt Agua Caliente project in Arizona, which it sold to NRG Energy Inc., received a $967 million guarantee in August.
The company received two other guarantees Sept. 30, the day the program ended, for projects in California. Its 230-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Ranch 1 project in Los Angeles County received a $646 million guarantee and was sold to Exelon Corp. NextEra Inc. and General Electric Co. bought the 550-megawatt Desert Sunlight project in Riverside County after it received a $1.46 billion guarantee.
First Solar said Sept. 22 that its 550-megawatt Topaz Solar Farm in California wouldn’t get a $1.9 billion guarantee that had been conditionally approved because it couldn’t meet certain conditions by the Sept. 30 deadline. The company is seeking a buyer for Topaz.
“It can’t be a very easy business to run in this environment with the core business losing money and the challenges it faces in trying to finance these more-than-a- billion dollar projects without Energy Department guarantees,” Aaron Chew, an analyst at Maxim Group in New York, said today in an interview. He has had a “hold” recommendation on the stock since Sept. 12.
First Solar reported net income of $61.1 million, or 70 cents a share, in the second quarter, compared with $159 million, or $1.84 a share, a year earlier.
Ted Meyer, a First Solar spokesman, would not comment on Gillette’s departure today, and said the company would discuss it Nov. 3 when it reports its third-quarter earnings.
–With assistance from Julie Hyman in New York. Editors: Will Wade, Jasmina Kelemen
To contact the reporters on this story: Ehren Goossens in New York at ; Andrew Herndon in San Francisco at
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Reed Landberg at
on November 21st, 2011% ![]()
In recent times there has been a lot of talk about solar power kits. Solar power Kits are essentially guides which show you how to build your own solar panels. why would you want to build your own solar panels? you ask? Read on to find out why.
Solar energy is without a doubt today’s number alternative energy candidate. This is because it is easily accessible and has many years of research put into it. And in terms of sustainable, efficient and usable energy, solar is hands down the best energy source around.
Solar energy is extremely environmentally friendly in all stages of its lifecycle from generation to harvesting, from production to consumption there are no pollutants or environmentally damaging emissions produced.
Many homeowners would love nothing more than to implement solar energy, after it is free energy from the sun. So what stops all of us from changing over to solar? Well I’m sure it’s of no surprise to you that the answer is a financial one. Regular off the shelf retail solar panels systems are extremely expensive to purchase and have installed, even with government rebates a solar installation that supplies enough energy to power the average household will cost into the many thousands of dollars.
It is imperative as we move forward into the future that we find a cheap sustainable, environmentally friendly source that is accessible to all of us. This is why solar power kit solutions are such a brilliant development, at a cost of just $200 for materials and $50 for a guide, solar power kits provide an affordable solution.
Solar power kits can be found online, there are now quite a lot of manufacturers promoting diy solar energy, but you need to make sure you purchase one that clearly lays out all the materials you need and provide a blueprint to follow in order to successfully build your own homemade solar panels.
If you are in doubt as to what solar power kit to buy there is a link below to an invaluable resource that reviews the three leading solar panel kits side by side and should help you make a decision.
As we move ahead into worsening economic times, not to mention worsening global warming forecasts, its critical we find a safe, clean and cheap energy source, solar energy is that choice and solar power kits provide a way for all of us to start moving away from traditional energy sources.
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on November 20th, 2011% ![]()
10:48 pm November 16, 2011, by Jamie Dupree
Energy Secretary Steven Chu is testifying before the Congress today on the controversy involving Solyndra, the failed solar power company that received a $535 million dollar loan from the federal government. here is Chu’s testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Committee:
Thank you Chairman Stearns, Ranking Member DeGette, and members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to speak with you today.
Investments in clean energy reached a record $243 billion last year. Solar photovoltaic systems alone represent a global market worth more than $80 billion today. In the coming decades, the clean energy sector is expected to grow by hundreds of billions of dollars. We are in a fierce global race to capture this market.
In the past year and a half, the China Development Bank has offered more than $34 billion in credit lines to China’s solar companies. China is not alone: to strengthen their countries’ competitiveness, governments around the world are providing strong support to their clean energy industries. Germany and Canada operate government-backed clean energy lending programs, and more than 50 countries offer some type of public financing for clean energy projects.
In the United States, Congress established the Section 1703 and 1705 loan guarantee programs as well as the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program — all of which provide support to cutting-edge clean energy industries that involve technology and market risks. In doing so, Congress appropriated nearly $10 billion to cover potential losses in our total loan portfolio, thereby acknowledging and ensuring that the inherent risks of funding new and innovative technologies were recognized and accounted for in the budget. We appreciate the support the loan programs have received from many members of Congress — including nearly 500 letters to the Department — who have urged us to accelerate our efforts and to fund worthy projects in their states.
Through the loan programs, the Energy Department is supporting 38 clean energy projects that are expected to employ more than 60,000 Americans, generate enough clean electricity to power nearly 3 million homes and displace more than 300 million gallons of gasoline annually. These important investments are helping to make America more competitive in the global clean energy economy.
Today, we are here to specifically discuss the Solyndra loan guarantee. the Department takes our obligation to the taxpayer seriously, and welcomes the opportunity to discuss this matter.
As you know, the Department has consistently cooperated with the Committee’s investigation, providing more than 186,000 pages of documents, appearing at hearings, and briefing or being interviewed by Committee staff eight times.
As this extensive record has made clear, the loan guarantee to Solyndra was subject to proper, rigorous scrutiny and healthy debate during every phase of the process.
As the Secretary of Energy, the final decisions on Solyndra were mine, and I made them with the best interest of the taxpayer in mind. I want to be clear: over the course of Solyndra’s loan guarantee, I did not make any decision based on political considerations.
My decision to guarantee a loan to Solyndra was based on the analysis of experienced professionals and on the strength of the information they had available to them at the time.
The Solyndra transaction went through more than two years of rigorous technical, financial and legal due diligence, spanning two Administrations, before a loan guarantee was issued. Based on thorough internal and external analysis of both the market and the technology, and extensive review of information provided by Solyndra and others, the Department concluded that Solyndra was poised to compete in the marketplace and had a good prospect of repaying the government’s loan.
Solyndra’s potential was widely recognized outside the Department. Highly sophisticated, professional private investors, after conducting their own reviews, had collectively invested nearly a billion dollars in the company, which was named as one of the world’s “50 Most Innovative Companies” by MIT’s Technology Review in February of 2010.
It is common for it to take some time for start-up companies, especially manufacturing companies, to turn a profit. and in the two years since the Department issued the loan guarantee, Solyndra faced deteriorating market conditions.
Solar PV production has expanded at the same time that demand has softened due to the global economic downturn and a decline in subsidies in countries including Spain, Italy and Germany. the result has been an acute drop in the price of solar cells, which has taken a toll on many solar companies in Europe, Asia and the United States. meanwhile, countries like China are playing to win in the solar industry. China has invested aggressively to support its companies, and in recent years, China has seen its market share in solar cell and solar module production grow significantly, to roughly half the market today.
Facing a liquidity crisis near the end of 2010, Solyndra informed us that it needed emergency financing from its existing investors to complete scale-up of its operations and reach profitability.
The Department faced a difficult decision: force the company into immediate bankruptcy or restructure the loan guarantee to allow the company to accept emergency financing that would be paid back first if the company was still unable to recover.
Immediate bankruptcy meant a 100 percent certainty of default, with an unfinished plant as collateral. Restructuring improved the chance of recovering taxpayer money by giving the company a fighting chance at success, with a completed plant as collateral. although both options involved significant uncertainty for the value of the company, our judgment was that restructuring was the better option to recover the maximum amount of the government’s loan. It also meant continued employment for the company’s approximately 1,000 workers. I approved restructuring of the loan guarantee to give the taxpayers the best chance at recovery. It is worth noting that the nearly $1 billion of original equity investment from Solyndra’s investors remains subordinate to the debt owed to the government.
In August of 2011, Solyndra faced another liquidity crisis and the Department again faced a tough choice. We asked some of the smartest financial analysts to look at the health of the company. We reviewed a number of options, and ultimately, we concluded that providing additional support to this company was not in the taxpayer’s best interests.
While we are disappointed in the outcome of this particular loan, we support Congress’ mandate to finance the deployment of innovative technologies, and believe that our portfolio of loans does so responsibly. the President has asked for a review of the Department’s loan portfolio. We support that review, and I look forward to the results. the Energy Department is committed to continually improving and applying lessons learned in everything we do, because the stakes could not be higher for our country.
When it comes to the clean energy race, America faces a simple choice: compete or accept defeat. I believe we can and must compete.
Thank you, and I welcome your questions.
on November 17th, 2011% ![]()
Although a lot of people already knew that we can get most efficient solar panels for free, but it is not surprising that there are a lot more people who do not know how we can get most efficient solar panels for free. some even think that it is completely impossible because a typical unit of most efficient solar panels would roughly cost us ranging from $10,000 to $35,000, and probably more of another money scam. Well I have to clarify that I’m not writing a money scam and it is truly possible to get most efficient solar panels for free, not a 2nd hand or slightly damaged, is a completely new most efficient solar panels from any supplier. so I hope all of you give me a couple of minutes to continue reading my article.
Ever since feed-in tariffs(FiT), a policy designed to encourage the adoption of renewable energy sources was introduced to us, We are paid for covering our roof with the most efficient solar panels. there are 2 paths to lawful feed-in tariffs, PURPA and FERC, and we as a homeowners would go for the PURPA path. Unless we are going into high power producers or market-based, then we go for FERC. I’m not going into details of all these stuffs because the government knows better, always find out from government how we can benefits from utility programs like utility tax credit (it’s a great one), renewable energy credits, rebates, etc before we get ourselves a unit of most efficient solar panels.
Decision to utilize the most efficient solar panels not only it requires low maintenance due to its extreme reliability which can last for more than 25 years, but also will give us a chance to receive a massive tax credits which is one of the most important point here, and these credits are going to cover our initial installation expenses (I did mention utility tax credit is a great one). so lets say if I get a unit of most efficient solar panels that cost us $30,000, but after receiving several tax credits, my unit would probably cost less than $3000. still, it depends on the state we are living because different state will have different tax incentives that we will receive, but generally it will cover 40% to 90% of our purchasing and installation expenses. We may need to take out a small amount of money for the initial payment assuming we can’t cover all the expenses with our received tax credits, but hey, don’t forget we are saving money from electric bills, electric bills of every single month for more than 25 years added up together would actually covered up all the remaining cost.
So what do you think, are we getting ourselves a unit of most efficient solar panels for free? Definitely yes, but there is more, we are saving a lot more money from electric bills which is far more than getting something free. It’s a triple-win situation, we get something good to improve overall quality of our life for free and adds contribution to the environment while the government is very happy for what we have done. so think about it seriously as it is a very good one time investment.
on November 13th, 2011% ![]()
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HERNDON, Va., Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –The Kent County Commissioners and Board of Education signed a 20-year contract with Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. (WGES), to build a 1,579 kilowatt (kW) solar array to power Kent County High School, Worton Elementary School and the Kent County Community Center. The system will be installed by Standard Solar and owned and operated by WGES.
“The Kent County Commissioners are excited to partner with the Board of Education to bring a major source of clean, renewable energy to Kent County,” said Wayne Morris, Director of Public Works, Kent County. “This project will provide financial savings and additional energy security to the County and Board of Education, and will also provide a great educational component to the schools and students of Kent County. This is the first of what we hope to be many solar sites to service county-owned facilities and help us contain costs and improve our local environment.”
The ground mount system will be built on 10 acres of land owned by the Board of Education and will provide clean, renewable, emissions-free electricity to the three county facilities. The solar photovoltaic system will produce approximately 2,100 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean electricity per year, which is the equivalent of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from 162,339 gallons of gasoline annually, or 3.25 million gallons over the life of the contract. with no up-front cost to Kent County and the Board of Education, the County will purchase the electricity generated by the system under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with WGES.
“WGES’ efforts to help customers find environmentally attractive solutions for their energy needs are bolstered by state programs and policies that encourage, and in fact rely on, the competitive market to invest in these clean energy technologies,” said Harry Warren, President, Washington Gas Energy Services. “The Kent County project affirms our commitment to bringing clean energy solutions to our local communities and brings our rapidly growing portfolio of owned, operated and committed solar power projects to more than 8,000 kilowatts.”
Construction on the project will begin in November of 2011. The project is expected to be completed in late spring of 2012.
“We commend Kent County for taking this important step to support clean energy and establishing a model which will help other communities on Maryland’s Eastern Shore utilize solar power,” said Scott Wiater, President, Standard Solar. “This project is a positive example of environmental responsibility for the students and area residents, in addition to being a sound financial investment for the citizens of Kent County.”
about Kent County and Kent County Public Schools Kent County, located on the northern end of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, is Maryland’s smallest county by population, with just over 20,000 people living on 414 square miles of mostly rural land. Agriculture, the Bay, and nurseries play an important role in the local economy. The service sector, higher education, health care, and biomedical services are also significant employers. By supplying energy to Kent County High School (650 students) and Worton Elementary School (290 students), this innovative alternative energy partnership will help lower the cost and environmental footprint of educating almost half of the county’s 2,100 students. For more information on the Kent County solar project, contact Wayne Morris, Kent County Public Works Director at 410-778-2600. For more information on Kent County Public Schools, contact Pat Severe at 410-778-7113 or .us. For Kent County Tourism and Economic Development information, call 410-778-0416 or e-mail tourism@kentcounty.com. kentcounty.com
about Washington Gas Energy Services Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. is one of the largest competitive providers of electricity and natural gas in the mid-Atlantic region and supplies more than 350,000 customers in Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Headquartered in Herndon, Va., Washington Gas Energy Services is an affiliate of Washington Gas and a subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc. /quotes/zigman/269615/quotes/nls/wgl WGL +2.29% . For more information on how WGES can make solar power a reality for you, contact Nate Greenberg, 703-288-3614 x29, or e-mail nategreenberg@wges.com. Media contact: Alicia Moran, 410-991-7027. wges.com
about Standard Solar Standard Solar, Inc. is a leader in the full-service development, construction, integration, financing and installation of solar electric systems. Dedicated to making solar solutions more accessible to consumers, businesses, institutions and governments, the company is leading the way to energy independence. Committed to offering responsible and energy cost-saving solar solutions that conform to the highest standards, Standard Solar is one of the most trusted and respected solar companies. Since 2004, Standard Solar has been the partner of choice to make solar energy financially accessible, helping customers through financing options, including Power purchase Agreements (PPAs) and navigating expanded federal and state and local tax credits. The company’s Standard Energy Solutions (SES) division provides energy auditing and retrofitting services for energy improvement projects. Named one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America in 2010 and 2011 by Inc. magazine, Standard Solar is headquartered in Rockville, MD. For more information, please visit standardsolar.com , or contact Leah Wilkinson at WilkinsonShein Communications at 703-907-0010 or leah@wilkinsonshein.com.
SOURCE Washington Gas Energy Services
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on November 11th, 2011% ![]()
Installing a homemade solar panel is a great way to generate free electricity at home. in today’s energy crisis, solar energy reduces our dependence from conventional power production which relies on non renewable energy sources. Generating power from reliable energy sources helps conserve our ever depleting non renewable sources especially fossil fuels. More and more households are now adapting solar energy systems. the solar power stands out among other non renewable energy sources because the energy source is readily available almost everywhere. the price is comparably cheaper, and the system requires less maintenance unlike other alternate energy sources.
A solar energy system can reduce the power consumption of a household as much as 80% or more. to get the best solar energy system, and save more on installation, follow the DIY guide available at Earth4Energy.
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on November 10th, 2011% ![]()
Question by KC: Harbour Freight has Solar panels on sale. Should i buy them?
Well, it says 45 watts. Is that each panel? and if you get the panels then what?? You can’t plug into a PANEL can you?? I want to be able to run my fridge if power is out for ten days again like it was in April.
Best answer:
Answer by SamHowdy,
I haven’t looked at this in a long time — but last time I did the storage panels are used to charge large storage batteries — The kind in a car.
You would than need an inverter to change the 12v DC from the batteries to 110c AC.different inverters offer different wattages so you will need to choose carefully.
Since the batteries are on constant charge, during daylight hours, you will need to use a voltage regulator so the batteries are not overcharged.
To find out how many panels and batteries you need and what kind of inverter — I might want to Google.
What do you think? answer below!
on November 10th, 2011% ![]()
LUXEMBOURG and NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, and Soltas Energy Corporation, a national solar-power solutions provider, located in new York, recently inked a contract for the supply of 175.5MWp of CNPV’s premium range modules.
the agreement outlines the purchase of solar panels by Soltas Energy from CNPV Solar Power, equal to 175.5 megawatts of solar power over a 27-month time frame starting from October 2011.
“We feel confident working with CNPV,” Soltas Energy’s CEO Andrew Barron Worden said. “Because of our long-term relationship with CNPV, we have a comprehensive understanding of the company. Based on CNPV’s corporate achievements and goals and the quality of their products, processes and technology, we feel they are an extremely solid supply partner. the quality and competitive commercials of CNPV is unmatched. This is the type of partnership that advances Soltas Energy’s model.”
“Leverage on this scale, has immense value,” said mr. Zhang Shunfu, CNPV’s CEO and mr Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, CNPV’s COO. “Making solar an attainable and practical solution to energy provision with this level of expertise and reach is a rare commodity. we are proud to meet Soltas Energy’s high standards, especially when compared to some of the more well known, larger brands. we fully subscribe to Soltas Energy’s commitment to achieving 1GWp of installations by 2016, and are particularly proud to be associated with such a credible, connected and capable company. together with Soltas Energy, we can positively impact the solar PV market.”
with these positive outcomes for both companies, it is easy to overlook the real winners in the Soltas Energy business model; Commercial businesses, real estate developers, utility companies, government entities, military bases, and schools can enjoy the benefits of solar power without capital cost.
about CNPV
CNPV Solar Power SA (nyse euronext:ALCNP), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CNPV Dongying Solar Power Company Limited, is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules. CNPV designs, manufactures and supplies highly efficient and cost effective crystalline solar photovoltaic modules. Reliability & longevity are built into our world-class crystalline solar photovoltaic modules, which undergo rigorous internal tests and external certifications (IEC61215, IEC61730, UL, and CE) to ensure peak performance and safety. For further information, please visit CNPV’s website at cnpv-power.com
about Soltas Energy Corporation
Soltas Energy Corporation is a solar-energy solutions provider that delivers clean, renewable energy to commercial enterprises. For more information about Soltas Energy, visit soltasenergy.com
For more information, please contact: CNPV Solar Power SABypina Veerraju Chaudary, Chief Operating officerPhone: +86-13656-473355,Email: E-mail: Energy CorporationAlana Chain, PR ManagerPhone: +1 212 359 0208Email:
SOURCE CNPV Solar Power SA
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SAN JOSE, CA, Nov 03, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –The City of San Jose Green Vision clean Energy Showcase has been ahuge success, and this Saturday, November 5th is your last chance toaccess the latest in solar, wind turbine, electric vehicle and solarhot water technologies. On Saturday, the showcase will open its doorsfor the final time from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and guided tours willbe provided at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Walk-ins are welcome, butregistration for the free tours is encouraged and can be confirmedhere. the Showcase is an exciting hands-on demonstration of solartechnologies to help educate, inform and enable the community to gosolar and save money!
Tour Highlights Include:
— which solar technology is right for your home or business — What’s the real cost of going solar and how to save and get rebates — how to decode a solar installation quote — Explore the zero-energy EcoHouse
the Showcase is across from San Jose City Hall, at 200 E. Santa ClaraStreet between 4th and 5th Street. there is a free parking garageavailable behind the showcase between 4th and 5th street.
this project, funded by the Department of Energy matching privatedonors, supports key goals of the City of San Jose Green Vision byeducating consumers about clean energy solutions and resources forgreen collar workforce training.
about San Jose: from its founding in 1777 as California’s firstcity, San Jose has been a leader, driven by its spirit of innovation.Today, San Jose stands as the largest city in Northern California andthe Capital of Silicon Valley — the world’s leading center ofinnovation. the City, the 10th largest in the U.S., is committed toremaining a top-ranked place to do business, to work and to live. Formore information visit: sanjoseca.gov .
about San Jose Green Vision: San Jose Green Vision is acomprehensive strategy that addresses how environmentalresponsibility makes financial sense and stimulates economicopportunity. this vision includes 10 bold goals that will serve as aroadmap to reduce the carbon footprint of the 10th largest city inthe nation by more than half. for more information, visit greenvision.sanjoseca.gov/ .
about the Solar America Cities Program: Solar America Cities SpecialProjects, funded in 2009 through the American Recovery andReinvestment Act, tackle key barriers to urban solar energy use thatwere identified through the 25 city partnerships. the objective ofthe City of San Jose Solar America Cities project is to support theCity’s Green Vision, which is to ultimately ensure that 100% of thecity’s electricity needs are met by renewable resources. Over thepast 24-months, the City has been implementing strategies to raiseawareness around solar, increase the number of solar installationsand provide more opportunities to purchase or invest in green power.
for more information contact: Mary Tucker City of San Jose (408) 975-2581 Email Contact
SOURCE: the City of San Jose
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