The new sunshine state! California officially becomes the first state in the U.S. to require ALL new homes to be powered by solar energy.
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The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that nine community solar projects in the state have been awarded contracts through the “Solar For All” program. The “Solar For All” program was developed to provide access to no-cost community solar to 10,000 low-income New Yorkers, as well as support the state’s goal of building 3GW of solar projects by 2023.
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The campaign against plans to axe the export tariff progressed yesterday when protestors developed a solar farm outside the Houses of Parliament. MPs joined protestors to create a pop-up solar installation in Westminster, formed using makeshift solar panels and a 10ft inflatable sun. The protest, led by activism group 10:10 Climate Action, were joined by campaigners from the Solar Trade Association, UK Youth Climate Action, the National Farmers Union and Community Energy England, all calling for the government to rethink plans to axe the export tariff for new solar installs.
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Solarplicity is expanding its roll-out of solar for social housing landlords country-wide after a successful pilot alongside Stoke-on-Trent City Council. First announced in June last year, the scheme in Stoke-on-Trent has now received more than 3,500 sign-ups from council tenants, resulting in more than 750 separate installs to date. This, Solarplicity said, was regarded as confirmation that the scheme is fit for a nationwide roll-out and the company is now planning to introduce the scheme to other social housing landlords in the country. The programme itself sees Solarplicity fund, install, operate and maintain rooftop solar PV alongside smart meters, LED lighting and, in some cases, energy storage units. In exchange, tenants can receive annual savings of up to £300 on their energy bills.
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Photon Energy has completed the installation of 384kW of rooftop solar at a new development north-west of Cambridge in a project more than two years in the making. The multi-phased development is funded by the University of Cambridge and comprises around 3,000 new homes, community facilities and commercial outlets. Photon secured a tender from main contractor Wates to install solar on various buildings making up Lot 2 of the development.
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