Saturday, May 1, 2010

Which States Have Established Clean Energy Funds?

As of October 2008, 23 states and the District of Columbia had established clean energy funds: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin (see Figure 1). The size of these funds ranges from less than $1 million to more than $300 million a year.
Figure 1. States with Clean Energy Funds

Resources from http://www.epa.gov/CHP/state-policy/funds_fs.html
Project or government policies updates;
1. MA wind project that may bring 1,000 construction jobs in its area.
2. Release of the first comprehensive national system for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in the United States is likely to change the lives of many farmers and ranchers across the country by 2011.
3. Explore your green products and services internationally and begin with 250k government export loan.
4. California's electric utility companies are required to using renewable energy to produce 20 percent of their power by 2010 and 33 percent by 2020. A main source of renewable power will be solar energy.
5. NYPA's plan to put 1,000 megawatts of solar power on top of schools and other public buildings.
6. The OR state's second solar highway project could take shape starting in June at the Baldock Safety Rest Area along Interstate 5 near Wilsonville.
7. 5-acre solar project to boost farms in Sutter-Yolo, CA.
8. The world's largest solar park ... in Washington State.
9. Golden State Warriors complete solar project to power practice facility.
10. The largest solar energy project in New York State history is moving forward on Long Island

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