Articles about City and State Efforts
Below are stories about City and State Efforts featured in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Program (Solar Program) newsletter. Archived editions of the newsletter is also available.
Historic Buildings Benefit from Solar
October 6, 2011: SEGIS successes, ADEPT announced, and historic buildings
Rooftop Solar Challenge Teams Announced
December 1, 2011: Rooftop Solar Challenge awardees, CSP Symposium, and leading-edge solar integration study
A Big Win for Interconnection in Hawaii
December 22, 2011: Record-breaking solar cells, upcoming metrology workshop, and a win for interconnection
Report Encourages Solar Ready Incentives
January 10, 2012: Soft cost deadline, two new RFIs, and solar ready report
New SunShot Resource Center Launches
February 23, 2012: New BRIDGE funding, evolving interconnection standards, and time-tested resources
Homeowners Seize Opportunity to Store Solar
February 28, 2012: SunShot Vision Study, advancing standards, and residential energy storage systems
Elite 22 Take On Solar Challenge
March 3, 2012: Rising to the Challenge, reimagining wafer creation, and solving for solar x
How-To Guides Encourage Growth of Solar Communities
May 17, 2012: Agenda updates, two new publications, and the science of shade
Fast Fact: New Report Highlights Permitting Best Practices
May 29, 2012: Aiming high to lower costs, exploring alternatives, and making first-round selections
Fast Fact: Best Practices for Solar Education and Training
June 28, 2012: SunShot Summit resources, event highlights, and R&D 100 winners
Webinar Series for State Policymakers
July 11, 2012: Policy pointers, small biz support, and international collaboration
California Funds Energy Advances
July 26, 2012: Prospects in the southwest, going for solar gold, and energy solutions for CA
Fast Fact: Solar Technology Options and Resource Assessment Webinar
August 14, 2012: Solar goes public, CSP plant makes progress, and local gov’t experts give answers
Power in Numbers Makes Solar PV More Accessible
August 22, 2012: Integrated inverters, Solarize group buys, and finance Idols
Leveraging Successes: A Series of Fortunate Events
August 30, 2012: Seven selections, integration collaboration, and plastic for PV
Bright Lights, Big City
September 7, 2012: I heart NY PV, installations in the black, and a man with a mission
Solar ABCs Staying Busy
September 24, 2012: Storing solar with sulfur, playing it safe with Solar ABCs, and quantifying the soft-cost spectrum
SunShot Awardee Spotlight: SolarTech
October 4, 2012: Avatars for PV inspectors, Bay Area best practices, and fellowships for a bright future
SunShot Awardee Spotlight: Mid-America Regional Council
October 11, 2012: Calculating cloud coverage, bringing more to the solar table, and seeking installer data
A Little SunShot Funding Grows a Long Way
October 18, 2012: Planting solar seeds, race to the rooftops, and solar on public lands update
Solar Powering Communities from Georgia to Iowa
October 25, 2012: Essential skills for solar workers, 8 states get solar savvy, and high pen working session goes to Germany
Designation Program RFI Released
November 16, 2012: 10 new Incubators, 1 new RFI, and 30-minute permitting
SunShot Awardee Spotlight: Salt Lake City
January 16, 2013: New Incubator funding announced, spotlight on Salt Lake City solar, and technical assistance opportunity at the RTCs
Fast Fact: February 19 Webinar Shares Utilities' Solar Successes
February 12, 2013: Milwaukee makes solar strides, new website helps local governments go solar, and Germany and U.S. PV pricing
Fast Fact: Register for SolarOPs Technical Assistance Webinar February 27
February 20, 2013: Funding to boost solar reliability and grid integration, High Pen Portal revamp, and March NPO and HOPE deadlines
Awardee Spotlight: Evergreen State Solar Partnership
March 19, 2013: Evergreen State greening, concept paper deadlines nearing, and CSP meeting coming up
Don’t Miss STAT and High Pen Forum Webinars in May
April 26, 2013: CSP funding opportunity, Incubator awardees in the news, and two webinars in May