Installations of photovoltaic solar systems will fly in 2010, but a steep dive in solar components prices means competition will intensify, according to iSuppli Corp.

Sunday, Feb. 28 PITTSFIELD – Three owners of buildings on North Street have separately explored installing rooftop solar energy panels, only to find out that the downtown electrical circuit would not accept electricity back into the grid from a renewable energy source.

The Elma Town Board officially acted Feb. 10 to apply for a $144,900 grant through the New York State Energy Research Development Agency (NYSERDA) for the installation of solar panels at town-owned buildings. The money for such grants comes from the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant application is part of an energy conservation effort to make public buildings across the …

County leaders on Tuesday will decide whether to transfer $1.45 million to pay for a solar project in Fairfield that is estimated to bring in $500,000 in incentives and net the county $1 million in the next 20 years.

Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 27 Feb 2010

Who: Accem Scott opened Green Brothers last year as the first minority-owned solar energy business in Asheville.