MA May Expand Solar Energy Requirements

http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/politics/state_politics/ma-may-expand-solar-energy-requirements

"Clean energy advocates told officials at the state’s Department of Energy Resources hearing, also known as the DOER, how the progress has benefited electricity customers.

“We showed a price decline of 29 percent year over year from 2011 and that put us number 2 relative to other states in terms of price decline,” said Carrie Cullen Hitt, Senior VP State Affairs, Solar Energy Industries Assoc. "

Solar Power, Now Thriving in NC, Under Cloud as GOP Proposes Reforms

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/23/3935453/solar-power-now-thriving-in-nc.html

“It’s an extraordinary success story that there’s an industry that hardly existed several years ago,” said Michael Shore, CEO of FLS Energy in Asheville. “Solar prices are still dropping. We will get to a place where solar will be, without any incentive, a cost-effective part of any utility’s portfolio.”

New Solar Power Ordinance Passed in Upper Makefield

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/courier_times_news/new-solar-power-ordinance-passed-in-upper-makefield/article_0f3cbf8c-2493-5647-930e-3f3c7b1b8cd6.html


Philly restricts solar power use




http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/lancaster-california-solar-panels-power-energy_n_2822539.html


While Cali requires it!

Uncertain Returns Concern Farmers who have Invested in Solar Energy

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/821347_Uncertain-returns-concern-farmers-who-have-invested-in-solar-energy.html


from the comments:

"PA Srecs are definitely not $260. They are $10!!! I'm not sure where Dave Lefever got his information. $10 per SREC pushes solar repayment out to 15-20 years. PA is one of two states that still allows out-of-state generation to be sold on our market. We are therefore subsidizing the rest of the nation's solar installations. It's great for PPL and all the other generators to be able to buy an SREC for $10 but it totally decimates the solar installation industry in PA. There bill in the PA senate that addresses this issue, but it cannot go to a vote because this administration is not interested in renewable energy"

Shell Scenario: Solar To Be #1 Source Of Energy (But Don’t Jump Yet)

http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/03/shell-scenario-solar-to-be-1-source-of-energy-but-dont-jump-yet/

an interesting look at the future of energy