Take Another Look – A Solar System May Be For You
January 13, 2009 by Steph · Leave a Comment
Today’s USA Today reports that prices on rooftop solar systems have been falling, with more price decreases expected. Add to those decreases the recent elimination of the cap on federal tax credits for solar power and suddenly the price of solar systems is moving within the reach of average families. Read more
A Ray of Hope Regarding our Energy Future
October 9, 2008 by Steph · Leave a Comment
With all the fear and panic in the news of late, reading about an interesting proposal for alternative energy development in America was a breath of fresh air. Read more
Talking Trash
September 2, 2008 by Steph · Leave a Comment
Plans for New Solar Power Plants
August 15, 2008 by Steph · Leave a Comment
More good news for solar power was reported in the business section of The New York Times today (the required registration is free). California is planning to build two large solar plants. The combined output of these plants will total more than twelve times the electricity production of the world’s largest solar power plant and more than fifty-seven times the electricity of the largest solar installation currently in the U.S. Read more
Alternative Energy Companies
August 14, 2008 by Steph · 2 Comments
The Christian Science Monitor recently posted excerpts from an interview with Carey Callaghan, a co-portfolio manager of American Trust’s Energy Alternatives Fund. The discussion focused on investing in alternative energy. Given the recent defeat in the Senate on S. 3335, which would have extended investment tax credits for the installation of solar energy equipment and production tax credits for building wind and alternative energy systems, I was interested to learn more about nongovernmental investment in this area.
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Venture Capital Turns Towards Alternative Energy
July 23, 2008 by Steph · Leave a Comment
Fortune Magazine recently profiled Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a prestigious venture capital firm in Silicon Valley which provided funding for companies like Netscape, Amazon, and Google. Apparently Kleiner Perkins has been concentrating their new investments in alternative energy rather than technology.
The article quotes John Doerr, an influencial partner at Kleiner Perkins: “We made a very deliberate and strategic decision,” he says with the baritone of a deejay, which he was in college. “We could’ve doubled down on Web 2.0, whatever that is. We didn’t.” Read more
