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Who Says Solar is Too Expensive?

Who says solar is too expensive? In fact, in many places it is cheaper than the fossil fueled alternative. How do we know? Well, one place to start is to look at actual contracts for projects.

Attached here (Excel file) is a chart of California Renewable Portfolio Standard contracts downloaded

09/16/2011 4 comments

Energy Efficiency Green Building

Commercial Energy Use – Sustainability and Profitability Go Hand in Hand

written by Chuck Colgan, CA Center for Sustainable Energy

When businesses consider strategies to increase energy efficiency, they look for the sweet spots where actions that shrink their company’s energy use also lead to boosting the bottom line. The key is to find upgrades and retrofits that will achieve a quick payback by lowering energy costs,

08/17/2010 1 comment