Grant Program Supported up to 75,000 Wind and Solar Jobs: Congress Killed It Anyway
A federal grant program created to boost renewable energy development during the height of the economic crisis supported 75,000 jobs and more than $25 billion in economic activity, according to a new analysis from the Department of Energy.
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Grant Program Supported up to 75,000 Wind and Solar Jobs: Congress Killed It Anyway
Why the 1603 Treasury Grant Program Matters to Solar and RE
Last Tuesday, March 13, Congress failed to act to renew the 1603 Treasury Grant program, and that’s not only a loss for the entire solar industry, but other renewables too.
Some may see 1603 as a program that only benefits large scale solar, but 1603 indirectly benefits the residential solar community, as well as solar thermal, and all other
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Offshore Wind Power: Penny Foolish, Dollar Wise
As I discussed in my article on investing in offshore wind power, Nstar (NYSE:NST) recently agreed to buy 27.5 percent of Cape Wind’s 420-MW planned output. Since National Grid (NYSE:NGG) has had a power purchase agreement (PPA) to buy 50 percent of the farm’s output since 2010, Cape Wind now has enough capacity contracted to raise money for construction.