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Will SREC Prices Affect Solar Leasing?

March 2, 2012 by Chip Gaul
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 Several forums, including this one, covering residential solar developments have commented on the volatility of SREC markets in some states. But few have yet to note the potentially tremendous impact on solar leasing, and residential solar adoption in general, in those SREC states experiencing severe fluctuations in pricing. You... [read more]

When Too Much (Solar) Success Is a Bad Thing

August 25, 2011 by Scott Edward Anderson
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New Jersey is known as the "Garden State," but drive through it these days and you see a different kind of harvest: solar energy. You'll find solar panels on large suburban homes and apartment complexes, solar panels on many of the light poles, solar panels on large warehouse facilities, and box stores. There's even a 7,000-panel, 1.4-... [read more]

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Utility Integrated Solar Power Grew 100% in 2010

June 22, 2011 by Reginald Norris
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Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released its latest report which showed that U.S. electric utility providers are including more and more solar power generation in their portfolios and much of this increases is happening outside of California. (Click here for the Executive Summary of the report)The Solar Electric Power... [read more]

Latest Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Nets $25.5 Million

June 14, 2011 by Nathanael Baker
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the United States' first market-based regulatory mechanism to reduce carbon emissions, has completed its 12th quarterly carbon credit auction. The auction [pdf] saw 12,537,000, or 30%, of the 42,034,184 available carbon allowances sold.  25 entities submitted successful bids to acquire... [read more]

New Jersey and Pennsylvania Solar Renewable Energy Credit Markets Choking to Death

June 9, 2011 by Reginald Norris
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The pace of solar installations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania is ironically destroying the incentives that make such installations possible.Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs), existing in states that have Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), represent the environmental attributes from a solar facility, and are produced each time a... [read more]

The Top 10 Solar States

May 18, 2011 by Reginald Norris
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The New York Times recently published its top 10 solar states in the United States for 2010, ranking states based on installed solar power capacity. Most people will not be surprised to see a number of western states on the list but they might be surprised to see so many eastern states making noise on the list as well.To begin,... [read more]

Overview of New Jersey Solar Incentives

April 14, 2011 by Reginald Norris
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Everyone seems to know that California currently leads in the nation in installed solar capacity. Many, however, do not know that New Jersey is the second largest solar state in the U.S. with 137 megawatts of installed solar power in 2010 which was almost a 140% increase over the 57.3 megawatts installed in 2009 and 517% increase over... [read more]

Exelon gives up in struggle against antinuclear, pro-natural gas activists - will close Oyster Creek at least 10 years prematurely

December 9, 2010 by Rod Adams
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I received a depressing press release last evening. Exelon has announced a decision to close Oyster Creek in 2019, 10 years before the expiration of its current operating license. The company has announced that the decision is based on several factors. As the plant ages the cost of maintenance gradually increases; the selling price of... [read more]

Exelon calls Christie’s bluff

December 8, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Utility will close Oyster Creek in 2019 ten years before the license is up Gov. Chris Christie (right) told a group of editors last week “he will decide by the end of the year” whether or not to require the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant to install $700 million in cooling towers in order reduce the amount of water the plant takes from... [read more]

New Jersey’s Groundbreaking Solar Plant to Power 5,100 Homes

October 20, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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Winter is usually a quiet time for solar energy news, but Con Edison Development and Panda Power Funds just turned that paradigm on its head by breaking ground on a 20-megawatt (MW) solar power array in Pilesgrove, New Jersey.   Solar power is big in New Jersey (See? See? SEE!? See for yourself!), and the Pilesgrove solar farm... [read more]

The Sun Shines On Jersey: How Garden State Developments Are Turning Solar Panels Into Selling Points

September 8, 2010 by Stephen Del Percio
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While New Jersey is best known as the birthplace of both of your gbNYC editors — there’s a rest stop named after us on the Parkway, just south of Cheesequake — it’s also a small, proud state with a lot going on. From terrible basketball teams to even worse politics, from fried hot dogs to other foods that are not nearly as delicious as... [read more]

New Jersey has more nukes in its future

May 22, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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PSEG will file an early site permit for the state’s fifth reactor Environmental groups in New Jersey have something new to be unhappy about. Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) it will file an Early Site Permit (ESP) for a new nuclear reactor to be located in Lower Alloways Creek Township... [read more]

New Jersey Suspends Solar Rebates as Funding Deplete

May 12, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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Solar power is wildly popular in New Jersey…too popular, it seems, for a state rebate program. The Garden State’s stance as a national solar power leader leaves no argument that New Jersey’s solar rebates have been successful, but success can be bittersweet. Depleted funding has forced New Jersey administrators to stop accepting... [read more]

Making Money with Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SREC)

May 10, 2010 by Chip Gaul
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By Alexis C. Jolly In addition to the federal investment tax credit, in which 30% of your solar investment can be written off against your taxes no matter where you live, states like New Jersey have begun to offer tremendous local incentives for residents to adopt solar lifestyles.  One of those incentives is known as a Solar... [read more]

New Jersey Now Home to Largest Rooftop Solar Array

April 26, 2010 by Taylen Peterson
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In yet another Earth Day unveiling, FedEx raised the curtain on its new 12,400-panel-strong solar array on the rooftop of its facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The system is to date the largest rooftop solar electric system in the country, and is helping New Jersey retain its second-place spot behind California in solar energy... [read more]