Somerset County Solar Energy Project On Its Way in New Jersey
Somerset County in central New Jersey may well become the most solar-powered county in the country. That’s thanks to a three-phase solar power project that, according to NewJersey.com, will eliminate...
View ArticleSolar Panels Make the Journey Back to the Future
A common misconception about solar panels is that they are a new technologies. But scientists at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey know the truth. Over 50 years ago, a group of Bell Labs scientists...
View ArticleIn Pictures: Dow Jones New Jersey Solar Power Project
Dow Jones & Company is in the midst of building a 4.1-megawatt (MW) solar energy installation at its corporate facility in South Brunswick, New Jersey. On Friday, the company released some photos...
View ArticleNew Jersey Utility Converts Another Brownfield into Solar Power Plant
In July 2009, New Jersey state regulators approved the Public Service Electric & Gas Company’s Solar 4 All program — a $515 million plan for the utility to own and operate 80 megawatts (MW) of...
View ArticleWhich States Enacted the Best Renewable Energy Policies in 2010?
Within the solar energy industry, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) is looked to as a leading source of information on renewable energy policy — at the municipal, state and federal levels....
View ArticleNorth Jersey Media to Host One of NJ’s Largest Solar Systems
More good solar news came out of New Jersey earlier this week as the North Jersey Media Group — which is comprised of several community newspapers including The Record and the Herald News — announced...
View ArticleNew Jersey Solar Energy Credits Provide Cash Payments to Homeowners, Businesses
In New Jersey — and a growing number of other states — owners of solar energy systems are able to sell things called solar renewable energy credits (SRECs). In a nutshell, SRECs provide cash payments...
View ArticleRutgers, New Jersey IT Team in Solar Decathlon Finals
Biennially since 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has held the solar decathlon, a competition between 20 university teams from around the world that design, construct and operate homes that...
View ArticleIn New Jersey, Toys ‘R’ Us Becomes Solar Panels ‘R’ Us
Toys “R” Us is the latest company to transition to solar power — and it’s doing so in a big way. The New Jersey-based retailer today announced it will install two photovoltaic (PV) energy systems in an...
View ArticleSolar Power Leases, Ice Pops Coming to Five Northeastern States
Ah, nothing like a mid-summer promotion… lucky for us, this one is actually pretty cool. Sungevity, a California-based company that bankrolls the option to lease solar panels for an increasing number...
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