Solar in the NEWS in DC!

There has been some good coverage of our efforts in the press lately! Now Alexander's office is saying the SREC bill will be marked up in May. That is progress-- but the date keeps slipping! DC Sun is working to get the Council to move and stop sitting on the bill.

City Paper

Cheh sounds like she isn't strongly supportive of the bill! What gives? Has Cheh backed away from being our solar champion?

WAMU

Also: signatures on city-wide petition to push the DC Council to act now has more than 1,673 people! To see the petition click here

We are hoping to get to 2,000 signatures by Monday!

DC Solar Program Ready to roll for FY 2011!!

Fiscal year 2011 has begun! We start out the year with a huge congratulations to the DC Energy Office for CRANKING though applications at a steady pace!!! Although the numbers are not yet finalized (and we will need to remain vigilant) it is looking like the solar rebate program will have about $2.8 million to distribute this year. For the first time, they are in position to actually start in the beginning of the fiscal year and get the grants out in a timely manner! So pass the word. This IS the year to go solar in DC. We may never have such a great combination of high incentives and low prices again.

For those of you that have been waiting for it. The word is that DDOE will be releasing guidelines to include solar thermal and geo-thermal in the rebate program within months maybe sooner! I will post when I hear hard deadlines or dates.

Who knows anything about geothermal? Can we do it one block at a time?