South Coast Solar

Homeowners mulling the purchase of solar energy systems might want to wait a few months – or maybe not.

New York, NY – Lower energy costs, healthier living and improved indoor and outdoor environments are increasingly demanded by and available to home buyers at all income levels, according to preliminary findings from a survey released by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and McGraw-Hill Construction.

A new study by CoStar Group has found that sustainable “green” buildings outperform their peer non-green assets in key areas such as occupancy, sale price and rental rates, sometimes by wide margins.

New Orleans City Councilwoman Shelley Midura says Entergy New Orleans isn’t doing anything to prevent a move that could leave its customers with the bill for millions of dollars worth of increased production costs.

On the solemn occasion of the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation (and the eve of another hurricane with the potential to be equally devastating) and at the conclusion of the DNC, one man rises above the drama and the grandstanding: George Clooney.

The new homes withstood Gustav’s punishment, not even losing a solar panel, Spahr said.