Tag: Solar Power Wed, March 17, 2010
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$16.5 Million Grant Awarded to Solar Financing Program
Feb 12, 2010, by Curtis Cartier News
The wait is over. The California Energy Commission announced Thursday that a $16.5 million grant would be awarded to the 14-county alternative energy financing program CaliforniaFIRST.
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Santa Cruz’s Spendy Solar Program
Jan 17, 2010, by Curtis Cartier Environment
As Santa Cruz’s much-trumpeted Renewable Energy Assessment District inches closer to implementation, its fate increasingly seems tied to the 9 percent interest rate participants would pay to join. The program, dubbed CaliforniaFIRST and administered by the quasi–public organization California Communities, would let homeowners purchase alternative energy systems like solar panels with loans financed by the sale of “special district”-issued bonds. The plan targets homeowners that lack enough home equity or good credit to qualify for a bank-issued loan.
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State Help for Santa Cruz Solar Enthusiasts
Dec 16, 2009, by Staff Environment
County homeowners stand to benefit from a new state program that will help them become energy efficient, and even install costly solar panels to reduce energy costs. The new program, CaliforniaFIRST, signed onto by the Board of Supervisors, enables property owners to finance such improvement to their homes through their property taxes.
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Solar Energy Program Hits a Snag
Aug 06, 2009, by Staff EnvironmentThough Cash for Clunkers may be zooming along, local initiatives to promote green energy alternatives are hitting a standstill because of cost.
