American solar companies got an assist from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, which ordered steep duties on China’s big solar-panel companies.
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Wall Street Journal, By Paul Vigna. Pulished 05/17/12. 

American solar companies got an assist from the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, which orderedThe United States on Thursday announced the imposition of antidumping tariffs of more than 31 percent on solar panels from China.steep duties on China’s big solar-panel companies.
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The New York Times, By Keith Bradsher and Diane Cardwell. Published 05/17/12.

While solar PV module costs continue to fall, cost reductions for the balance of system elements remain a challenge.
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National Renewable Energy Lab, written by Travis Lowder on 04/09/12.

A host of municipalities, public schools and water districts that generate their own solar power are objecting to plans by San Diego Gas & Electric to overhaul the way it charges electricity customers, saying it would drive up costs and undermine taxpayer-funded investments in renewable energy.
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San Diego Union Tribune, By Morgan Lee. Published 10/17/11.

His plan calls for phasing out subsidy programs and tax incentives for energy producers while preserving those for research and development in the industry. Mr. Perry singled out renewable-energy industries, like wind farms, as a target for ending incentives
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The Wall Street Journal. By Patrick O'Connor. Published 10/15/11.

East County residents didn’t mince words in voicing nearly unanimous opposition to a 17% rate hike proposed by SDG&E over the next three years.
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East County Magazine. By Miriam Raftery. Published 10/13/11. 

A proposal by San Diego Gas & Electric to raise gas and electric rates by $1.1 billion over the next four years will get public hearings next week in San Diego and surrounding areas.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Morgan Lee. Published 09/29/11

The Sunrise Powerlink transmission network will break ground Thursday morning near San Diego, with plans to connect Southern California’s urban areas to power produced by far-flung renewable energy plants.
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LA Times. Tiffany Hsu.

California Solar Initiative (CSI) grant from the California Public Utilities Commission will fund integration of up to 1,000 MW of PV with distributed energy resource management.
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Viridity Energy.  Published 10/14/10.

A San Diego start-up company that makes solar carports has agreed to provide General Motors with solar-powered charging stations for the new Chevrolet Volt electric car.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 10/15/10

In Otay Mesa, 130 workers staff three shifts making solar panels by encasing solar cells fragile as eggshells in glass and polymers.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 10/14/10

IKEA plans to expand its use of renewable energy this year by installing nearly 20,000 solar panels on eight of its California locations.
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USA Today. Published 10/14/10

A Sempra Energy subsidiary said Tuesday it signed a deal to sell the electricity from a 150-megawatt solar farm in Arizona  to Northern California's Pacific Gas & Electric.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 10/13/10

A large, innovative desert solar project designed to provide power to San Diego won final federal approval Tuesday.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 10/05/10

The San Diego Unified School District has made a deal with a Boulder, Colo., company for 4.5 megawatts of photovoltaic systems on 36 school properties.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 09/18/10

In a very real way here, the shift to green technology has actually accelerated the move of industry offshore. So many people like to talk about “green jobs” saving the economy.
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The Antlantic Monthly. By Andrew Sullivan. Published 09/20/10

Del Mar-based Cannon Power Group said Thursday it closed a $547 million, 20-year deal to sell power from a big wind farm it is developing along the Columbia River in Washington state to a group of Southern California utilities.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 09/10/10

The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved a low-cost $3.5 million loan to Poway's Energy Innovations to help the company build solar panels.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 09/09/10.

In a move that could dramatically increase the amount of green power generated locally, state regulators have approved a proposal allowing San Diego Gas & Electric to build its own solar farms here and buy power from others who build them.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 09/02/10.

An Albertsons supermarket opening this week in San Diego's Clairemont neighborhood will be powered by a natural-gas fuel cell, reducing its reliance on electricity from the grid and its output of greenhouse gases.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 08/31/10.

AT&T* and SunEdison today announced that SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), will expand AT&T's national solar initiative by activating a new roof top solar power installation in San Diego.
Click here for entire press release. Published 08/23/10.

San Diego Gas & Electric, which is asking for a rate increase totaling nearly $1 billion over four years, already has among the highest electricity rates in the country.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 08/20/10.

Consumer groups and the City of San Diego are opposing a San Diego Gas & Electric proposal to charge more for power used in the middle of the day than at night.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 08/17/10.

California has succeeded in encouraging solar-power development through a rebate program, but program data show the state is paying for some systems to be installed at costs far above prevailing rates.
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The Wall Street Journal. By Yuliya Chernova. Published 08/13/10.

For the second year in a row, San Diego Gas & Electric has topped an industry magazine's ranking of brainy utilities for its efforts in building a "smart grid" and its spending on information technology.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 08/10/10.

The standby "pool on the roof" prank so often played on gullible incoming students will no longer be possible at schools in San Diego.
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CNET.com. By Candace Lombardi, Freelance Jounalist, Published 08/10/10.

Last week San Diego Unified School District Board of Education approved a partnership with AMSOLAR Corporation to build 5.2 Megawatts (MW) of solar power. The system will bring solar power to 20 sites throughout the District and will be comprised of 23,000 solar panels placed on over 80 rooftops.
Click here for entire press release. Published 08/09/10.

San Diego Gas & Electric Friday proposed a 7 percent rate increase over the next two years to pay for the results of the 2007 wildfires, technology improvements and what it says is an increased cost of doing business.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 08/06/10.

The rapid growth of wind farms, whose output is hard to schedule reliably or even predict, has the nation’s electricity providers scrambling to develop energy storage to ensure stability and improve profits.
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The New York Times. By Matthew L. Wald. Published 07/27/10

A development team based in San Diego is leading an effort to build the world's largest wind farm in Mojave.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/26/10.

Energy Innovations, Inc., a producer of concentrated solar energy systems, today
opened its new 60,000 square‐foot headquarters in Poway, Calif. The new facility, which was relocated from Idealab in Pasadena, Calif., will house the company’s corporate offices, design center and global manufacturing operations. In recognition of the move, the company is holding a ribbon‐cutting ceremony today at its offices located at 14100 Danielson Street. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and will include remarks from the mayors of San Diego and Poway, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, and TechAmerica Regional Director Kevin Carroll. In addition, there will be a tour of the facility and a demonstration of the company’s flagship Sunflower™ system.
Click here for entire press release. Published 07/22/10.

California law requires the state's largest investor-owned utilities to get 20 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of this year. But it's likely none of the utilities, including San Diego Gas and Electric, will meet the goal.
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KPBS. By Ed Joyce.  Published 07/26/10.

Everyday Energy, a full service solar energy integrator, recently completed the first installation of a Multi-family Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) project in San Diego, CA. This installation is the 10,000th solar installation in the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) service area and the first to use virtual net metering. The installation was completed at the Hacienda Townhomes located at 350 17th Street in downtown San Diego and is being administered by the California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) and will deliver 34,726 KWh of energy annually to the 52 units and common area.
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Mindswing Consulting. By Barbara Fanning. Published 07/15/10.

Senate Democrats and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's administration are embroiled in an improbable fight over renewable energy. They need to resolve it fast, for the sake of the state's environment and economy.
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The Sacramento Bee. Editoral. Published 07/24/10

Solarmer Energy, Inc. has recently achieved a new world record of 8.13% for their organic photovoltaic (OPV) cell efficiency, certified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Solarmer, a leading developer of polymer based OPV technology, has now broken the efficiency record for the 4th consecutive time, all in last two years. In 2009 alone, Solarmer produced three certified world records – 6.8%, 7.6% and 7.9%. This new world record is made possible through the efforts of the R&D team, led by Dr. Jianhui Hou, Director of Research, who developed new polymers for higher efficiency. Dr. Yue Wu, Managing Director, is very pleased with the result. “The team has done it again. This is an important milestone for our company, and it gives us confidence that we are on the right path to OPV commercialization.”
Click here for entire press release.  Published 07/27/10.

A San Francisco   consumer group says it has “serious concerns” about a proposal by San Diego Gas & Electric Co. to invest up to $600 million in a Montana wind farm.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/21/10

Strengthening its presence in the U.S. market for solar power plants, Concentrix Solar GmbH, a leading supplier of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), has launched a U.S.-based subsidiary, hired additional industry professionals and won listing from the California Energy Commission. Concentrix Solar’s utility-scale power plant technology is proven and commercially ready for large scale deployment with all the key capabilities in place for increasing the company’s business in the U.S.
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Concentrix Solar GmbH. Published 07/13/10.

The state of California Wednesday sued federal agencies that have thrown a wrench into an innovative solar financing program.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/14/10

California Attorney Jerry Brown today sued federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for blocking green home improvement financing programs that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and would create thousands of clean-tech jobs.
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The Fresno Bee. By Rick Daysog. Published 07/14/10.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is suing mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Brown was in San Diego today to talk about the effort to end a freeze on funding to homeowners for energy upgrades.
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KPBS. By Kyla Calvert. Published 07/14/10.

One week ago, the nation's largest mortgage guarantors put an effective, popular, and Obama administration-backed home energy efficiency program into a coma. Yesterday, California's attorney general sued them to revive it.
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OnEarth. By Emily Gertz. Published 07/15/10.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Monday that two San Diego companies have qualified for $2.4 million in federal stimulus grants for “shoot the moon” energy research.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/12/10

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has received approval to move forward with construction of the approximately $1.9 billion, 120-mile Sunrise Powerlink transmission line from the Department of Agriculture’s United States Forest Service (USFS).  The new power line will increase the reliability of the power grid and transport renewable energy, such as solar, wind and geothermal power, from remote areas in southern California’s Imperial Valley to residences and businesses in the San Diego region.
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San Diego Gas and Electric. Published 07/13/10.

The U.S. Forest Service has approved San Diego Gas & Electric’s plan to build a high-voltage power line through a 19-mile stretch of the Cleveland National Forest, clearing the final hurdle the utility needed for construction to begin on a locally controversial project known as the Sunrise Powerlink. “The Forest Service’s decision to authorize the project provides future access to renewable energy, improves energy system reliability, and will reduce transmission congestion in the greater San Diego area,” Cleveland National Forest Supervisor Will Metz said in a statement today.
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Xconomy. By Bruce V. Bigelow, Editor. Published 07/13/10.

California boasts some of the toughest standards in the nation for boosting the use of renewable power. Getting utilities to meet those mandates is proving to be even tougher.
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Los Angeles Times. By Tiffany Hsu. Published 07/10/10.

The enterprise in biofuels and solar energy is only at its beginning in San Diego. The growth in renewable energy companies earned high marks.
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Examiner.com. By Adam Pollack. Published 07/10/10.

San Diego Gas & Electric wants you to think more about when you use electricity and what it costs.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/07/10

San Diego Gas and Electric has proposed a new pricing system for residential electricity customers. A consumers advocacy group likes the idea but also has some concerns.
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KPBS.com. By Ed Joyce. Published 07/07/10

Solar panels on a San Diego schoolIn December, San Diego County created a program that would allow homeowners to use public money to purchase solar panels for their home, and then pay back the loans as part of their property taxes at a low government interest rates. The City of San Diego had initiated a similar program in January 2009.
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The North County Times. By Eric Wolff. Published 07/09/10.

SAN FRANCISCO — The Obama administration is devoting $150 million in stimulus money for programs that help homeowners install solar panels and other energy improvements, which they pay for over time on their property tax bills.
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The New York Times. By Todd Woody. Published 06/30/10.

President Obama announced on Saturday in his weekly national address that the Department of Energy would award $2 billion to two solar energy companies. After Friday’s report showing slower than expected job growth, Mr. Obama said the move is just one of the many ways his administration is trying to speed economic recovery.
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The New York Times. By Janie Lorber. Published 07/06/10.

A state law exempting solar and other energy projects from bidding requirements could be costing schools and other public agencies millions of dollars in unneeded expenses, experts say.
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Contra Costa Times. By Matt Krupnick. Published 07/06/10.

A novel way of funding solar panels and other pricey energy-efficiency improvements through property taxes is threatened by the nation’s mortgage giants.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 07/03/10

San Diego County's role as a hotbed of technology has received official recognition from the state, which has designated it an official California Innovation Hub. It is the seventh area of the state so named by the Governor's Office of Economic Development.
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North County Times. By Bradley J. Fikes, Staff Writer. Published 06/29/10.

The California Assembly has passed legislation that takes the first step to requiring that a percentage of electricity generated in the state be stored.
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Grist.org. By Todd Woody. Published 06/22/10

With electric cars expected to hit San Diego freeways and garages as early as December, regulators want to know what kinds of rates they should set for recharging.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/24/10.

With the first mass-market electric cars set to hit California roads later this year, the state's utilities have been working to ensure that early adopters -- who tend to be clustered in places like Berkeley and Santa Monica -- don't overload neighborhood transformers and trigger local blackouts.
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Grist.org. By Todd Woody. Published 06/25/10.

Solana Beach-based AMSOLAR said Thursday that it has landed financing for 20 megawatts of solar installations on school campuses, or about $100 million.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/24/10.

The nuclear industry is in rebirth mode.

Plants are breaking ground in the South. Big companies are talking about new designs. President Barack Obama  says they can be a key tool in the fight against global warming, and some environmentalists agree.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/22/10.

OCEANSIDE — SunEdison presented an overview of a proposed solar photo-voltaic system at a community workshop held June 9. The solar system promises to fuel part of the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation facility at a lower cost and reduce the plant’s carbon footprint.
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The Coast News. By Preomise Yee. Published 06/17/10.

A small Del Mar company said Wednesday that it has landed a bigger stimulus check from the federal government than expected for developing a big wind farm in Washington state.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/16/10.

San Francisco-based Chevron Energy designed this system at the San Dieguito Union High School District and will build it and run it for the district. This project will provide about 70 percent of the electricity needed at two of the district’s schools: Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego and La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad.
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San Franciso Buisness Times. By Steven E.F. Brown.  Published 06/16/10.

Almost from the moment that Thomas Edison had the first filament of an idea, the light bulb has been a symbol of invention—and of the Eureka! moment that comes with innovation. But as public awareness of green and clean technologies has gained currency, the incandescent light bulb of yore might just as easily serve as a symbol of traditional energy sources, burdened with all sorts of hidden and not-so-hidden costs.
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Xconomy. By Bruce V. Bigelow, Editor. Published 06/11/10.

Largest Photovoltaic Solar Plant in U.S. Slated for Completion by Year-End
SAN DIEGO, CA, Jun 15, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Sempra Generation announced today that the first 8-megawatt (MW) block of solar panels at its Copper Mountain Solar facility has been installed, and is delivering renewable electricity.
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Marketwire. Published 06/15/10.

Walmart has completed two solar projects in San Diego County as part of its “expanded solar initiative” launched last year. That program is expected to nearly double the company’s use of solar power in California between late 2009 and mid-2011.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Mike Lee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/15/10.

Plug-in cars such as the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf require big, expensive batteries that might last longer than the vehicles themselves.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/11/10.

Sequoia Solar, which opened a Solana Beach office last year to great hype, has closed its doors.
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Del Mar Times. By Jonathan Horn. Published 06/10/10.

Murrieta has issued its first $1,000 rebate to a homeowner who installed 16 solar panels on his home.
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North County Times. By Nelsy Rodriguez, Staff Writer. Published 06/09/10.

Learn how San Diegans are making the transition to a sustainable future at the Kensington Clean Energy Festival.
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EverythingSanDiego.com. Published 06/09/10.

Envision Solar International, Inc., (www.envisionsolar.com (OTC BB:EVSI)), a leading solar planner, architect and inventor designing and deploying clean energy systems globally, has appointed Allison & Partners, one of the nation's fastest growing strategic communications, public relations and public affairs firms, to lead its national public relations campaign
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Allison & Partners. By Amy Toosley. Published 06/08/10.

Jim Avery, the man responsible for keeping the lights on in San Diego, says he likes solar power.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published 06/07/10.

Over the next decade, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and other public utilities in California must undergo a massive transformation in the ways they generate and transmit electricity to meet aggressive regulatory requirements for renewable energy.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Bruce V. Bigelow. Published 06/07/10.

Lisa Bicker was the president of the California Clean Energy Fund in San Francisco when she was recruited to run San Diego’s fledgling clean-energy program.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Diane Bell, UNION-TRIBUNE COLUMNIST. Published 06/06/10.

A new generation of solar technology could emerge in San Diego after two major local players announced a three-year, $3 million research partnership Thursday to more efficiently harness and use the sun’s power.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Mike Lee, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Originally published June 4,2010.

Sanyo Electric Group and the University of California at San Diego have announced a research collaboration agreement designed to lead to the next generation of solar energy systems and energy management.
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Sanyo. Originally published June 4, 2010.

Kyocera today announced that it has begun manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, Calif., to serve the U.S. market’s growing demand for clean, sustainable solar electric generating systems. The U.S. module production line will support a new milestone for Kyocera’s solar energy business — global production volume targeting 1,000 megawatts (one “gigawatt”) of solar cells per year by March 2013.
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Kyocera. Originally published June 3, 2010

Fast Company recently named Byron Washom, Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives at the University of California San Diego, to the 39 spot in their list of The 100 Most Creative People in Business 2010.
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UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering Blog. Originally published June 1, 2010.

As I reported last month, the solar power industry racked up another year of steady expansion in 2009. But a less sunny side of the industry also continues to boom: solar panel theft.
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The New York Times. By Jim Witkin. Originally published May 3, 2010.

Everybody's talking about solar power. But do you know what they're talking about?
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The Wall Street Journal. By Yulia Chernova. Ms. Chenova is a reporter for Venture Wire, a VentureWire, a Dow Jones & Co. newsletter. Orignially published May 10,  2010.

Solar project developer SunEdison has secured a financing package projected to reach as high as $1.5 billion to install solar power at businesses and utilities, the company said Tuesday.
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CNET.com. By Martin LaMonica. Originally published May 25, 2010.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has signed a 20-year power-purchase agreement with an LS Power subsidiary to procure up to 130 megawatts (MW) of solar energy from the proposed Centinela Solar Energy facility in the Imperial Valley, helping to solidify the company’s commitment to employ the future Sunrise Powerlink to transmit clean, renewable energy.
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SDG&E. Originally published May 13, 2010.

A proposal to cover 10 square miles of federally owned desert with mirrored dishes to make electricity for San Diego is in a race against time and a lizard.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published May 26, 2010. 

A 945-kilowatt solar system that was switched on Tuesday will provide enough energy to run the pumps at the Otay Mesa water treatment plant during the day.
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San Diego News Networks. By Staff. Published April 6, 2010.

Alternative energy sources are becoming more important to San Diego county, but natural gas continues to play a vital role. That’s why new power plants must be flexible and efficient.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published May 23 2010.

Some of San Diego Gas & Electric Co.’s new smart meters turned out to be not so smart last week.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published May 21 2010.

Akeena Solar Inc (AKNS.O) said on Monday it has signed a deal to manufacture, distribute, market and install its solar panels under the Westinghouse name, in an effort to boost brand recognition and sales.
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Reuters. By Dana Ford. Published May 18th, 2010.

New Product Announcement

Canadian Solar's NewEdge modules combine the high quality and performance Canadian Solar products are known for with Zep Solar’s breakthrough rail-free, auto-grounding system. Canadian Solar’s new products will reduce installers “roof-time” by 75% and cut costs in half.  Model Numbers: CS6P-PX and CS6P-MX.
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A Del Mar company said Wednesday it plans to spend up to $1 billion to build as many as 500 wind turbines on the mountains between Tijuana and Mexicali to provide power to the United States and Mexico.
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published May 20, 2010.

TODAY Al Gore is expected to join some of the city’s top developers and bankers for the grand opening of the luminous office tower known as 1 Bryant Park — the second-tallest building in New York City and, with a handsome foyer and a roster of prominent tenants, a ray of hope in a gloomy commercial real estate market.
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New York Times. By Alec Appelbaum, Op-Ed Contributor. Published May 19, 2010.

San Diego Gas & Electric Co. announced Thursday that it will buy the output of a nearly 2-square-mile solar farm to be built on hayfields near Calexico, saying the contract bolsters the case for its controversial Sunrise Powerlink. 
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San Diego Union Tribune. By Onell R. Soto, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER. Published May 13, 2010.