For me, New Orleans conjures up aromas of French Market coffee and Beignets, sounds of the Jazz Festival in May, and outrageous Mardi Gras extravaganzas. On the not-so jubilant side, I’m reminded of Hurricanes Camille (1969), Andrew (1992), Katrina and Rita (2005) and Gustav (2008), recalling images of devastated communities, burdened with prolonged power outages [...]
A solar-powered recharge station for electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) built by the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will allow researchers to explore the potential benefits of renewable energy and PHEVs to consumers and electric utilities. Developed as part of a project run by NREL senior engineer, Tony [...]
In this case, it’s Spencer Bockus, who created solar-powered fans and other contraptions for science fairs as a fifth grader in California. Today, at 22, he is on customers’ roofs, measuring where the shade will hit and hooking up photovoltaic arrays, better known as solar panels, to convert the sun’s energy into electricity.
Louisiana residents already have access to some of the most competitive state tax credits available for installing solar panel systems, but a recent move by the federal government offers an even greater incentive.
SAN DIEGO — The United States is poised to become the world’s largest user of solar power in the next decade, experts say, thanks in part to Silicon Valley innovation and the country’s vast land area and amount of sunshine.
Removal of $2,000 cap on Federal Tax Credit and Louisiana’s Renewable Energy Tax Credit creates 80% tax rebate enabling Louisianans to “Geaux Solar”
Often described as the sleeping giant of renewable energy, solar heating technologies have been a woefully overlooked option to massively increase the renewable contribution to energy supply. However, with superb efficiency and a wide range of applications, the technologies that make up the solar thermal sector are indeed making inroads to the market.
Louisiana CleanTech Network, Louisiana Technical College Jefferson Campus Partner to Offer NABCEP Entry-level Solar Electric System Training Course
Not only were these credits extended, but the Federal Government has lifted the $2,000 cap and will now pay a full 30% of the total cost of your solar system, in addition to Louisiana’s already amazing 50% credit! That’s free money from the government to the tune of 80% of whatever solar PV or [...]
Yesterday, in addition to passing the once-doomed Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, otherwise known as “the bailout,” the Senate and House did a very good thing: Lawmakers extended and modified the federal investment tax credit for residential and commercial solar energy development.
