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With Incentives Cut, is Going Solar in Arizona Still Worth it?
When it comes to sheer number of solar installations, Arizona comes in third among states, following California and New Jersey. Until last December, Arizona’s incentive programs were among the best in...
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U.S. Wind Tax Credit Extended in Fiscal Cliff Compromise
The last-minute tax deal brokered by U.S. lawmakers to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff” included a one-year extension of the wind energy tax credit, a subsidy that industry officials say is critical...
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Fiscal Cliff Bill Extends Home Energy Efficiency Tax Credits for Businesses...
On January 1, 2013, the U.S. Congress passed last minute legislation known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 to avoid automatic increases in income taxes for millions of Americans, as well as...
View ArticleCan Electric Vehicles Take Off? A Roadmap to Find the Answer
Electric cars are finally coming to market in the U.S., but what is the future potential for this much-touted technology? A good way to find out would be to launch demonstration projects in selected...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill Wants an End to Corn Ethanol Subsidies
Senators Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md) have joined forces to sponsor a bill that ends the refundable Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). This tax credit subsidizes the...
View ArticleGreen Tax Benefits Extended in 2011
Home & business energy tax credits still attractive for renewables, efficiency and electric vehicles It may be too late to take advantage of green tax benefits for 2010, depending on when you file...
View ArticleWind Is Up, Says Industry Body
Good news from the wind industry front. According to the latest figures released by the American Wind Energy Association, America’s wind power industry grew by 15% in 2010 and provided 26% of all new...
View ArticleThe Phoenix Recipe for Solar Manufacturing Job Creation
In this economic climate, every state wants new jobs. And harnessing the sun for electricity creates more of those coveted jobs per megawatt-hour than any other energy resource. These are high quality...
View ArticleSmall Scale Wind Power Getting More Airplay
Most people think of massive wind farms when they think of wind power. But there’s a small revolution going on, and one that some people are, quite literally, screaming from the rooftops about. One...
View ArticleEnergy Policy in the U.S.: Does Solar Power Stand a Chance?
Solar power: it’s clean, renewable and becoming more cost-effective every day. But in a political landscape so mired by fossil fuels that our government has gifted Big Oil over $150 billion in tax...
View Article10 Common Misconceptions About Residential Solar
Residential solar is a terrific deal in New Jersey, thanks to generous state incentives. But many homeowners are hesitant to move forward due to widespread misconceptions about the systems, the...
View ArticleHarvesting the Wind
My husband, a proud Colorado native, has shared with me that one day he will pack his bags, grab his buddies and a cowboy hat and saddle up for a true “City Slicker” adventure on a working Colorado...
View ArticleNZ Green Party Gets Serious About Green Jobs
How refreshing to hear a NZ political party talking about green jobs. The Conservatives in the UK have got a massive policy on green jobs, renewable energy and lowering carbon emissions, Obama has...
View ArticleBiodiesel Saw Record Production in the U.S. in 2011
According to fresh data released by the Environmental Protection Agency, a record 1.1 billion gallons were produced in 2011, a milestone for the biodiesel industry in the U.S. The target required by...
View ArticleEnergy Jobs Debate Intensifies in Washington
Our nation’s capital is swirling with hot air about the fate of energy-related jobs, from fossil fuel (the high-profile Keystone XL pipeline) and wind energy, specifically the expiration of the federal...
View ArticleVeterans and Green Jobs
Many veterans find themselves unsure of what to do when they return from service. This is natural – after having several years of structure, strict discipline, daily goals and extreme stress, it can be...
View ArticleNo Utility Incentives? No Problem: How To Get Returns From Your PV System
In some areas, the best incentive for investing in a residential solar power system may come from the local utility. On top of federal tax credits, improved resale value, and various state incentives,...
View ArticleeBay Motor Listings Are Full of Used Electric Car Gems
Sometime in the past week, the 100,000th plug-in electric car was sold in the U.S. That means it’s only a matter of time before a vibrant market for electric cars begins to emerge. Already, we can see...
View ArticleEurope’s Offshore Wind Sector is Growing, But Troubles Lie Ahead
European nations installed a record number of offshore wind turbines during the first half of 2013, adding more than twice the capacity installed during the same period in 2012, according to the...
View ArticleToyota Prices Plug-in Prius to Sell, Unlike Caddy ELR
Toyota is only changing one thing for the 2014 Prius Plug-in Hybrid, but it’s probably the most important thing: the price will be cut. Next year’s base-level Prius Plug-in model will retail for $2,000...
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