Original Article and Sources: Solar Power World   April 11, 2013     Frank Andorka   Welcome to another edition of Solar Speaks, Solar Power World’s podcast series that gives you the opportunity to hear from the industry’s biggest newsmakers — in… Read more »

Original Article and Sources:  www.seia.org Now an Increasingly-Competitive Energy Source for Millions of Americans Today WASHINGTON, DC and BOSTON, MA – GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today released U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012, the definitive… Read more »

by Travis Hoium. www.fool.com original article: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/02/26/betting-on-chinese-solar-is-a-crapshoot.aspx An increase in shipments should be good for any company, especially a manufacturing company. But even increasing shipments doesn’t look like it can save the Chinese solar industry from a prolonged, painful consolidation…. Read more »

Original Post: Solar Power World How to get the public excited about solar power is a hot issue right now, as discussed in this Solar On the Street video from PV America (hint, you may see a familiar face). As… Read more »

Original Post: Solar Power World America’s grid is the largest and oldest grid in the world, requiring the most attention, improvement and money.  Mark Johnson of the Department of Energy’s ARPA-E agency program commented at a conference that the grid… Read more »

Santa Barbara County 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf speaks during a celebration at her home Tuesday to launch the second year of the Community Environmental Council’s Solarize Santa Barbara program. Wolf and her husband installed a 22-panel solar power system… Read more »

Ojai, CA, March 2010 – Let there be light – and luckily for us, there is plenty of it in Southern California, making solar power the most popular, environmentally-friendly alternative to utility generated electrical power. Ojai-based California Solar Electric has… Read more »

EchoFirst Inc.™ and California Solar Electric Join Forces to Deliver Revolutionary Echo® Solar Systems to Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties June 15, 2011 – OJAI, CA. California Solar Electric has signed an agreement with EchoFirst Inc.™ to deploy the Echo®… Read more »

California Solar Electric’s Newest Member – Tom Burt Joins Sales Team Ojai, CA – Tom Burt, previously one of the owners and founders of Sun Pacific Solar Electric in Santa Barbara, CA, joins California Solar Electric as their newest sales… Read more »

November 2, 2011 – Treading the waters of tax credits, solar rebates, leases, loans, grants and same-as-cash programs can be daunting. If you’re thinking of going solar, be sure to get the right financing program and solar system for your… Read more »