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May 12, 2004 - Washington, DC - The Senate late last night passed a corporate tax bill, S. 1637, that includes $14 billion in tax incentives originally contained in the energy bill. The incentives include... Click here for full story (PDF).
May 5, 2004 - Sacramento, CA - (Refocus Weekly) - The State of California may require new housing developments to install solar PV panels. Click here for full story (PDF).
April 16, 2004 - Worldwide energy consumption is projected to grow by 54 percent by 2025. Stories here about Asia's energy use; world electric, natural gas, nuclear energy, and renewable energy use. Click here for full story
March 13, 2004 - New York Times - General Electric will acquire the major assets of the largest American-owned maker of solar equipment, in a move the solar power industry sees as a major vote of confidence in the business. Click here for full story (PDF)
March 7, 2004 - Seattle, WA - LA Times Editorial - The news last month that the vast Saudi oil fields are in decline is a far bigger story than most in the media, or the United States, seem to realize. Click here for full story (PDF)
Boulder, CO - As a result of recent elections, four new members to the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) Board of Directors have been selected. These members will serve three year terms as board members of ASES, the nations’ oldest and largest renewable energy society. Click here for full story (PDF)
The American Solar Energy Society's Policy Committee is calling on Congressional policymakers and the US Department of Energy to sustain RD&D core programs and... click here for full story (PDF)
On the basis of the most recent intelligence, the 2004 energy bill is likely to be brought to the Senate floor... click here for full story (PDF)
February 14, 2004 Solar Living Institute News - The climate could change radically, and fast. That would be a huge national security issue. In fact, the prospect of global warming has become so real that the Pentagon's.... Click here for full story
January 27, 2004 - San Francisco Chronicle. Click here for full story
April 16, 2004, Albuquerque, New Mexico - Gov. Napolitano, Arizona: "Arizona could be the next Persian Gulf of solar energy". Click here for full other Western Governor comments (PDF)
March 14, 2004, Phoenix, Arizona - APS Environmental Portfolio Standard (EPS) Programs - The EPS credit purchase program just got better! Check out the latest news here.
March 3, 2004, Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Corporation Commission - We are at a critical juncture with the EPS, and the solar industry is pushing for more emphasis on customer-sited solar programs and maintaining a solar requirement within the EPS. Review the comment letters submitted to the ACC in regards to the EPS here
March 1, 2004, Phoenix, Arizona - SRP initiated the public process for their upcoming Sustainable Portfolio. While significant in money allocated, the program has several downsides, including... Click here for full story (PDF)
February 17, 2004, Phoenix, Arizona - Arizona Solar Energy Advisory Council (ASEAC) in support of the submitted solar Bills HB2527 and HB2528, encourages Arizonans to participate in the legislative implementation process, and requests citizens to... Click here to view House Bills, view a message from Representative Ken Clark, find out how to participate, and keep up-to-date with updates.
February 17, 2004, Tucson, Arizona - Global Solar Energy has built a large area solar module that converts 10.7 percent of the energy.... Click here for full story (PDF)
January 26, 2004, Phoenix, Arizona - Black Mesa Trust is strongly urging the California Public Utilities Commission to consider solar power as the replacement for Mohave Generating Station’s electricity output after the end of 2005. Click here for full story.
ASU's CLASNews - Fall/Winter 2003 - Tempe, Arizona - Energy issues weigh heavily on American's minds these days. This summer, thousands of people lost their electricity in an enormous blackout across the Northeast. In Arizona, Phoenix-area residents idled in long lines at the few gas stations that offered fuel after a pipeline... Click here to view article (PDF)
Read SRP notice here (PDF)