New Jersey Solar Advocates Pushing For Policy Change

Last June, Governor Chris Christie ruffled the feathers of many in the clean energy community by released a draft of his administrations Energy Master Plan (EMP) which called for more focus be devoted to larger projects that would be located in brownfields and larger commercial warehouses. This would less support for smaller scale projects, such […]

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Solar Leasing Model Taking Off in New Jersey

When I talk to friends about investing in solar power, they love the idea but not the cost. Its true, even with rebates and incentives, the up front cost of solar can still be anywhere between $5,000 and $20,000 depending on the size of the solar system. Fortunately for the state of New Jersey, more […]

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Renewable Energy Projects Under Pressure from Feds and Environmental Groups

At the close of 2010, the Obama administration announced an ambitious plan to preserve massive amounts of land, particularly in the West. Pursuant to a regulatory change instigated by the administration, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has been instructed to survey its vast holdings – some 250 million acres – and designate […]

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New Jersey solar energy installations reached record numbers in June

Via newjerseynewsroom.com Over 10,000 solar arrays now exist statewide New Jersey set new single-month record for installed solar capacity and number of installations in June, the state Department of Environmental Protection announced on Monday. The activity brings the state’s installed solar capacity to more than 380 MW generated from over 10,000 solar arrays statewide, something […]

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Unirac and KYOCERA Partner to Create Modern 1.16 MW PV Installation on Historic New Jersey Site

Unirac, Inc., North America’s leading provider of infrastructure for solar power systems, announced today that it has teamed with Kyocera Solar, Inc. to update the historic Masonic Lodge of New Jersey with a 1.16MW solar installation. Designed by NJ Solar Power, the solar installation is framed with Unirac’s innovative PV mounting solution, the ISYS Ground […]

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How Will New Jersey Energy Plan Impact State Solar Power?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently released the state’s 2011 Energy Master Plan (EMP) with an overarching goal of trying to promote energy solutions that are cost-effective as well as efficient, particularly in a time of economic uncertainty. “The Administration is committed to the formulation of incentives that promote a renewable energy portfolio that is […]

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New Jersey and Pennsylvania Solar Renewable Energy Credit Markets Choking to Death

The pace of solar installations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania is ironically destroying the incentives that make such installations possible. Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs), existing in states that have Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), represent the environmental attributes from a solar facility, and are produced each time a solar system produces one megawatt-hour (MWh) of […]

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