The U.S. government has been generous, too, with a 30% investment tax credit for solar installations.
This means all the neighbors could pay their electric bills through these solar installations.
It sells solar installations and it recently added oil patch activities to its roster of companies.
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And to help replace the coal power it will build 200 mw of wind and solar installations.
As of the third quarter, the U.S. generates 5, 900 megawatts of electricity from more than 271, 000 solar installations.
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Today, this cloudy nation leads the world in household solar installations per capita and boasts a mature solar industry.
It runs incentive programs to encourage rooftop solar installations at homes and businesses.
Potovsky says he has seen at least 20 requests for proposals for solar installations from California schools this year alone.
We can get government contracts on wind farm and solar installations that will produce unbelievable profitability at virtually no risk.
California led the pack with 192 solar installations in the third quarter, followed by Arizona, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Nevada.
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Large solar installations like what Saudi Arabia is contemplating could easily destabilize the grid if they were to consist entirely of variable PV.
As for solar, he says that the fundamentals for the long-term are good, with significant additions of solar installations around the world continuing.
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Ministers believe the scheme is too expensive and want to reduce subsidy payments made on any solar installations completed after December last year.
During the month of January, Greece reported solar installations equal to one-third of what the country was able to achieve for all of 2012.
Since inception in April of 2008, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE:TAN) has fallen 93%, while solar installations have risen six-fold with rapidly falling costs.
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Some 20% of the solar installations would be built by 2014 under the plan and the rest by 2020 to a final generating capacity of 42 GWe.
In most states, solar installations are driven by state renewable energy incentives that can be added to the federal 30% subsidy known as the investment tax credit.
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All of Standard Renewable's solar installations on Galveston Island withstood Hurricane Ike, and they were some of the only power generators up and running in the days afterward.
Total solar installations actually declined 12% from the second quarter.
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That solar lease financing innovation has spurred an explosion in residential solar installations by Sungevity and rivals such as SolarCity and SunRun even as the economy has sputtered.
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Pyron Solar's 20-kilowatt test installation in San DiegoMost concentrating solar installations also swivel to track the sun during the day, which is far more effective than a fixed array.
The massive decline of solar stocks over the last several years has convinced most investors of the danger of investing in solar manufacturers, even when solar installations are skyrocketing.
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He noted that the new solar capacity the country added last year accounted for 11% of all new solar installations worldwide, a marked jump from the 5-7% it historically occupied.
European markets such as Germany, Italy and Spain have dominated the solar PV market over the past few years, commanding a major share of the global market for solar installations.
But recently, questions have arisen over whether the Spanish government will limit the amount of solar installations that can participate in these incentives, which could lead to negative year-over-year growth, Carboy explained.
The postponement came the day that GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association released a report finding that solar installations in the U.S. hit a record 684 megawatts in the third quarter.
Solar installations grew 37% in the U.S. last year and are likely to keep growing at a hefty clip, spurred by a combination of high fossil fuel prices and a 30% federal investment tax credit.
The 30% federal tax credit on solar installations, part of the 2005 Energy Bill, is set to expire in 2007, so there's a sense of urgency among many companies about getting solar projects done now.
We could convert current energy bills into jobs right now by installing solar panel systems and solar water heater systems on homes, and having the utility corporations meter these solar installations and continue to bill consumers.
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The conservatism of REIT managers has most likely already proven a barrier to some potential solar installations on REIT property, and a positive revenue ruling would have the added advantage of giving a green light for existing REITs to install solar on their property.
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