July 2012
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Westport chosen for solar program
The following story was originally published in WestportNews.
Residents of Westport may have yet another reason to enjoy sunny days.
The state’s Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, SmartPower and the John Merck Fund recently chose the town to participate in Solarize Connecticut, a pilot program designed to encourage homeowners to use solar power. The initiative, modeled after...
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SmartReads: Week of July 27
We’re in the heat of summer and SmartReads is keeping it cool with the latest clean energy and energy efficiency news. Take a look at this week’s top energy stories and tweet your favorites to @SmartPower_org using the hashtag #SmartReads!
CLEAN ENERGY
Fairfield Daily Voice: Program Offers Solar Power Discount To Fairfield - Fairfield homeowners now have the chance to add more...
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Goodyear Celebrates 10 Percent Solar
Dozens of Goodyear residents, including Mayor Georgia Lord, turned out to City Hall on Wednesday, July 18, to celebrate the installment of Goodyear’s official “Arizona Solar Community” sign — the first in the state.
Just two years ago, Goodyear signed on to participate in the Arizona Solar Challenge, a program organized by the nonprofit Arizona SmartPower, which set a goal of...
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SmartReads: Week of July 20
There is so much exciting news to share this week, from the first review of Brian F. Keane’s book, Green Is Good, to the presentation of Goodyear’s official “Arizona Solar Community” sign — the first of its kind. Send us your favorite energy articles on Twitter using the hashtag #SmartReads!
Renewable Energy World: Would Gordon Gekko Go Green? — Energy books tend to be...
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SmartReads: Week of July 13
Sorry we missed you last week, but today we have all of the top clean energy and energy efficiency news from the last two weeks for you! Send us your favorite energy news on Twitter using the hashtag #SmartReads!
PROGRAM NEWS
SmartPress: Solarize Connecticut: Solar Program Announces Selection of Four Pilot Towns - “We are extremely excited to be chosen as one of the pilot communities,” said...
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Solarize Connecticut: Solar Program Announces...
Rocky Hill, Conn., July 12, 2012 —The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA), The John Merck Fund, and SmartPower announce the launch of Solarize Connecticut, a pilot residential solar program (Program) that aggregates homeowners across communities to offer discounted prices for residential solar power.
The Program will be piloted in four communities selected through a...
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Bringing Communities Together to Help Connecticut...
The following blog is a featured post written by By Benjamin Michaels, Clean Air – Cool Planet Summer Fellow.
Happy Fourth of July! As of today, the Clean Air – Cool Planet’s summer fellows have reached the halfway points of our projects. I am currently operating out of CA-CP’s New Canaan, Connecticut office and my project for this summer is to help research and develop a program in Connecticut...
