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News Archives - 2003
January
California Appliance Standards
Foundry Installs Heat Recovery
Minnesota Zoo to Showcase Alternative Energy
Nevada Commission Allows Trading in Renewable Energy Credits
Nevada Power Signs Solar Contract
New Jersey Board Installs First Fuel Cell
New York Approves Incentives for Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Wisconsin Home Manufacturer Notches Energy Star
Wisconsin Paper Company Embraces Yellow Grease
February
GTC Energy patrol team on the loose
March
Arizona Strikes Down Restrictions on Solar Energy
California Ethanol Replaces MTBE
Maine Launches ENERGY STAR ® Residential Lighting Program
Maine's Goal to Purchase 50% Green Power
Minnesota Approves Transmission Lines to High-Wind Resource Area
New Jersey Commission Approves Green Power Pilot
New Jersey Increases Solar Rebates
North Dakota Coops Dedicate Wind Project, Green Power Offering
Northern Marianas Islands Elementary Students Patrol for Energy Efficiency
Rhode Island Announces Green Power Incentives
Texas Funds El Paso Schools for Efficiency
April
Arkansas Garners Awards for Media Campaign
Big Solar for World's Largest Laundromat
ENERGY STAR® Honors Kentucky Partnership
May
Arizona Solar System Moves into Niche at Landfill
ENERGY STAR® Selects Wisconsin for Partner of the Year
Honolulu Offers Solar System Initiative
Indiana's Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund Provides Businesses Grants
Massachusetts Creates Ocean Use Task Force
Massachusetts Grants for 100 Solar Systems
Mississippi Energy Division Aids School District
Mississippi State University Building Spotlights Solar
Nevada Public Utilities Commission Approves Six Renewable Energy Power Plants
New Jersey Hosts Large Solar Power System
Rosebud Sioux Turbine Complete
South Dakota Law Changes Taxes for Wind Companies
Virginia Examines Potential for Wind Power Development
June
Kansas Adopts New Energy Building Codes
Massachusetts Launches Green Power Partnership with $30 Million
Topeka Solar Rally
July
Hershey Sweetens Show with Wind and Solar
August
Illinois Passes Biodiesel Tax Incentive
Iowa Passes Wind Energy Bill
Mississippi Governor Declares Solar Car Day
New Jersey Agencies Pool Green Power Purchase
Oklahoma Opens First Ethanol Fueling Station
Texas' First Fleet of Vehicles to Run on Ethanol
University of California Adopts Green Building Policy
University of Utah's Energy Performance Contract
Washington, D.C. Includes Wind Energy as an Ozone-Reducing Measure
West Virginia Dedicates Largest Wind Farm in the Eastern United States
September
Energy Contracts Make Kansas a Leader in Savings
October
Colorado Dedicates First Biodiesel Refueling Pump
Connecticut Begins Trading Renewable Energy Certificates
Hawaii Extends Tax Credit to Solar and Wind Energy Systems
Maine Deal to Remove Dams, Maintain Power Generation, Rescue Endangered Salmon
Massachusetts Launches Sun Power for New Homes
Massachusetts Municipalities Tap Wind Power
Massachusetts Recommends PV Training and Certification
Mississippi Plans its First Ethanol Production Facility
New Jersey Agencies Buy 11 Megawatts of Wind Power
New Mexico Green Power Program Begins October 1
New Nevada Laws Support Net Metering
New York Governor Dedicates Energy-Efficient High-Rise in Lower Manhattan
North Carolina Launches Green Power Statewide
Oklahoma Regulators Approve Green Power Program
Wisconsin Ruling Helps Biogas
December
Bureau of Land Management Begins Wind EIS for Western States
California - Shell Solar Dedicates World's Largest Rooftop Solar Array
California Approves New Energy Efficiency Standards for Buildings
California Governor Schwarzenegger Supports Renewables, Green Buildings
California Marine Corps Base Installs PV Station
FERC Issues Ruling on the Ownership of Renewable Energy Certificates
Florida Provides Solar Water Heaters to Low-Income Homeowners
IREC Publishes "Model Rules" for Net Metering
Michigan Capital Joins Clean Cities
Minnesota County Will Run All Equipment on Biodiesel
Minnesota Incentive for Small-Wind Systems Fully Subscribed
Montana Dedicates First Wind Cooperative
New Hampshire Utility Plans "Northern Wood Power Project"
New Jersey Establishes Voluntary Green Power Fund
New York Dedicates Energy-Efficient Habitat Duplexes
North Carolina Readies Green Builder Program
Ohio Awards Almost $1 Million to Distributed Generation Projects
Ohio Dedicates First Wind Farm
Pacific Northwest Green Power Purchases Increase 88% in 2003
San Francisco State University Charges Electric Vehicles with New PV System
Texas Land Office Announces "Wind Rush"
University of Pennsylvania Named Green Power "Partner of the Year"
Washington to Use Wind Generation for Low-Income Energy Assistance
