Believe it or not, there may not be enough solar panels in the manufacturing pipeline to meet the demand!  With recent incentive programs and the rising cost of energy, solar is becoming more popular than ever, and suppliers can’t keep up.  Is this a dream come true for the solar industry, or a nightmare?

Two Oregon suppliers, Sanyo and SolarWorld, have a backlog of work that will take them into the new year.  “We haven’t had enough supply to meet our own demand for some time,” says Aaron Fowles, spokesman for Sanyo. “We’ve been doing all we can to expand our facilities and bring production closer to our markets.”

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SunRun solar financing, close friend to CalFinder, brought the solar power message to national television this morning when company president and co-founder Lynn Jurich was given a featured spot on Good Morning America. You may remember SunRun for its landmark financing deal with Pacific Gas & Electric, or its pioneering activities in New Jersey, or [...]

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Honolulu-based Natural Power Concepts has recently designed a mobile, retractable-blade wind turbine that is capable to generate both solar and wind energy. Being equipped with solar panels, this turbine becomes one of the newest inventions in the alternative energy field.

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The British government has established a scheme with a lifespan of 20 years, costing a total of £8 billion, that allows homeowners to reduce their utility bills by letting a solar power company install their panels on the rooftops… for 25 years.

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While a bill proposed by Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman has received most of the climate change attention due to its controversial, if all but dead cap-and-trade provisions, a separate energy bill has been fumbling around Congress too. This bill, The American Clean Energy Leadership Act (ACELA), is, as per usual in Congress, widely [...]

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