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Campus Crest Communities and SolarCity to Provide Student Residents with Renewable Energy and a Focus on Sustainability

CHARLOTTE, N.C. & DENVER, May 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Campus Crest Communities, Inc. CCG -2.34% , a leading developer, builder, owner and manager of high-quality, purpose-built student housing under The Grove(R) brand, today announced a partnership with SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy products and services, to install more than 9,000 solar panels [...]

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Bluesky Launches Solar Mapping Marketing Service

Coalville, Leicestershire, 10 May 2012 – Aerial mapping company Bluesky has launched a new solar power marketing service that pinpoints properties with the greatest potential for solar power generation. Pre-addressed postcards sent directly to home owners show their property from the air and include predicted power generation from solar panels. These customisable mailing campaigns can [...]

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SolarCity Opens New Massachusetts Operations Center, Seeks Local Hires

  MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 07, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — SolarCity(R), a national leader in clean energy services, has opened a new 15,000-square-foot operations center in Marlborough that will bring the area new jobs and help Massachusetts businesses, non-profit organizations and homeowners save money through better energy options. SolarCity can currently offer many businesses and homeowners [...]

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City Of Chula Vista Helps Lead Region’s Sustainability Efforts with New Solar Project

Chula Vista, CA (PRWEB) May 05, 2012 The City of Chula Vista has been a local and national leader in implementing programs aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enacting climate protection policies. Chula Vista, the second largest municipality in San Diego County, is one of the largest solar generators in our region. According to [...]

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New Jersey School Offsets 90 Percent of Energy Use with 6.1 MW of SolarWorld Solar Panels

HILLSBORO, Ore., May 04, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The bucolic campus of the Lawrenceville School, a centuries-old boarding school in Lawrenceville, N.J., is home to 6.1 megawatts of high-performance solar panels from SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years. The sprawling photovoltaic system, ground-mounted on 30 acres of school-owned farm land, [...]

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The End of Garbage

“The End of Garbage” was just one of the thought provoking sessions, as reported by Vicki Godal at Fortune’s Brainstorm Green 2012 conference which featured the CEOs of many of the Fortune 500 companies promoting the accomplishments they have made in reducing the use of energy and delivering products that help the rest of us [...]

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Silverado Power Announces Three Solar Energy Contracts With Southern California Edison

SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 10, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Silverado Power has announced signing new power purchase agreements (PPA) with Southern California Edison for three solar energy projects in Victorville, California. Each project will generate two megawatts of clean power. The agreements will extend for 20 years. The development of these projects will contribute toward meeting [...]

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BlueChip Energy Receives Completed System Impact Study for Sorrento 100 MW Solar Plant

LAKE MARY, FL., February 29, 2012 – BlueChip Energy, LLC (BCE), a leading solar PV equipment manufacturer, systems integrator and independent power producer, today announced it has received a completed system impact study from Progress Energy Florida for the 100 MW Sorrento Solar plant. The study results are pending review by the Florida Reliability Coordinating [...]

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SilRay Powers Sustainability Solutions at Ferrari Farms

PALO ALTO, Calif. & LINDEN, Calif., Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — SilRay, Inc., a complete solar power solutions company serving as a one-stop shop for planning, financing, building and maintaining quality power systems, today announced the completion of a solar system installation at Ferrari Farms. The family owned farm has been in operation for [...]

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NRG and The Kraft Group Announce Tripling of Solar Power, Addition of Wind Turbine at Patriot Place

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. & PRINCETON, N.J., Dec 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — NRG NRG +5.98% and The Kraft Group today announced a comprehensive sustainable energy supply agreement for Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, and Patriot Place, The Kraft Group’s shopping, dining, and entertainment destination in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Under [...]

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