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Boys & Girls Club gets solar panels
2011-06-16 07:18:00Great news up north, from the Reno Gazette-Journal: Because of a $375,000 rebate from NV Energy, the Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows site at 2680 E. Ninth St. received a 344-panel solar array this month. The construction is expected to save the club $12,500 annually. Is your school, church, library, or community center looking to add solar or become more energy efficient? Let us...
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LA Times: Google creates $280-million solar power fund
2011-06-14 04:06:00According to the LA Times, Google is stepping up to help families and small businesses install solar on their roofs: In a move that could boost solar energy use in homes, Google Inc. is creating a $280-million fund to help finance rooftop installations. The Internet search giant, an avid investor in renewable energy technologies, said the deal with SolarCity, a solar panel installation...
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More Clean Energy Jobs Coming to Nevada
2011-06-09 04:41:00Loan Guarantee for Geothermal Projects Will Create 300 Jobs, Power 88,000 Homes in Nevada Nevada - The Clean Energy Project (CEP) applauds the Department of Energy (DOE) for issuing a conditional renewable energy loan guarantee commitment for three geothermal plants in Pershing, Lander, and Elko counties. The geothermal project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc. will create 330 construction...
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Nevada: Where Republicans Want Renewables
2011-06-06 06:26:00Nevada—home of nuclear testing and 99-cent ham and eggs—could become a hot spot for conservatives and conservationists by Michael Kanellos, GreentechMedia CARSON CITY, Nev. --- Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and other state officials recently sat down with a few of us environmental journalists to discuss the state's green initiatives. “I’ve taken it upon myself to...
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Clean Energy Project Celebrates Loan Guarantee for Fotowatio Solar Project
2011-06-02 03:53:00Apex solar facility will create 250 jobs, power 4,700 homes in Nevada Nevada - The Clean Energy Project (CEP) applauds the Department of Energy (DOE) for issuing a renewable energy loan guarantee for Fotowatio’s 20-megawatt Apex solar project Northeast of Las Vegas. The solar photovoltaic facility will create 250 construction jobs and thousands of indirect jobs for Nevadans, while producing...
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