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Canberrans warm to new solar energy law (Donnybrook-Bridgetown Mail)

Canberrans are delighted with new laws that allow residents to be paid for solar energy and hope the ACT will become the ''solar capital''. Residents who produce solar power will be paid almost 60c for every kilowatt hour of electricity they generate, a payment called a ''feed-in tariff''.

Applications for solar power projects are again being accepted (The Press-Enterprise)

A federal agency lifted a temporary ban on new applications for solar energy projects across six Western states, including the Inland region.

Vermont panel approves solar power push (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The state Public Service Board has approved a plan by Vermont's second-largest power company to encourage the installation of solar power by homeowners and businesses.

Tax Credits Critical For Solar Energy, Company Reps Say (Albuquerque Journal)

New Mexico is poised for a solar energy bonanza that will be cut off at its knees if federal tax...

Companies allowed to build solar power plants on public lands (People's Daily)

California has lifted a ban forbidding companies to build huge solar power plants on public lands, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Thursday. Under a new ordinance by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), companies planning to b ...

EPE makes plans to add solar energy (Las Cruces Sun-News)

EL PASO ? El Paso Electric is involved in two proposed projects to bring solar energy to its customers.

SURGING OIL PRICES MAKE SOLAR ENERGY VIABLE ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) -- Surging oil prices have made solar energy a more viable alternative energy source for developing countries, including Islamic countries, said Ir Ahmad Hadri Haris, who heads the Malaysia Building Integrated Photo Voltaic (MBIPV) project.

Town has highest producer of solar power (North Andover Citizen)

There?s currently enough solar power coming from the roof of the former Lucent Plant to power nearly 200 average-sized homes.

BLM to Continue Accepting Solar Energy Applications (Arizona Range News)

In response to public interest in solar energy development, the Bureau of Land Management is announcing that it plans to continue accepting applications for future potential solar development on the public lands.

House panel approves almost $3 million for Solar Energy Consortium and partners (Mid-Hudson News)

LAKE KATRINE - Congressman Maurice Hinchey Wednesday announced he has secured the House Appropriations Committee's approval of $2.9 million for The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) and its partners.