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Backers say solar power bill could result in electricity equivalent to a reactor
Posted Tuesday, Apr. 05, 2011
Proposed state legislation would provide a huge jump-start for development of solar power in Texas by providing rebates for projects ranging from home rooftop panels to commercial installations, backers say.
The result could be that "solar panels go up on 50,000 homes, 1,000 businesses and in large solar farms," said Luke Metzger, director of Environment Texas.
Such projects could produce 1,000 megawatts of new sun-powered electric generation capacity in Texas over five years, Metzger said. The state now has an estimated 15 to 30 megawatts of solar capacity.
The House State Affairs Committee will hear comments today on the proposal, House Bill 2961, written by state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo.
Under the bill, a charge would be added to monthly electric bills to provide an estimated $1.2 billion over five years for solar rebates for residential, commercial and utility-scale projects. The charge would be $1 per residential meter, $5 per commercial meter and $50 per industrial meter.
Residential and small commercial customers could have the extra charge waived but would be ineligible for rebates.
Rebates could go to electric customers, qualified solar installers, home builders, remodelers or third-party owners of installed solar generation. Initial rebate amounts would be $2 per watt for "distributed" solar generation with a capacity of 10 kilowatts or less installed at a home or business; $1.40 per watt for installed solar generation with a capacity of 10 to 2,000 kilowatts; and $1 per watt for installed wholesale solar generation.
The federal government offers tax credit for 30 percent of the cost of a solar installation, but the state has provided limited solar incentives.
It is uncertain precisely when the bill will be discussed, because it is one of many on the committee agenda and the meeting's start time depends on when the full House adjourns or recesses.
If Darby's bill passes, "I think the impact will be huge," said Steve Wiese, president of the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association and owner of Clean Energy Associates, an Austin consulting firm.
"The race among states to do well in solar is populated by about a dozen states that are doing something," Wiese said. "Texas certainly hasn't been in that dozen. This could bring us into that dozen.
"If we can develop solar energy in this state, we potentially can develop a manufacturing base that can employ people producing these [solar] products for out-of-state as well as in-state," Wiese said.
Solar power at 1,000 megawatts is roughly equivalent to the generating capacity of a nuclear reactor, Wiese said. The Comanche Peak nuclear plant southwest of Fort Worth, for example, has two reactors rated at 1,200 and 1,150 megawatts.
Darby said in a statement: "The solar industry is exploding in states all around us, but without supportive policy to jump-start the industry in Texas, we are missing out on thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in private investment. By acting now, Texas can be a leader in the solar industry from manufacturing to installation, rather than simply a consumer of solar products."
Wiese said solar power is becoming more attractive because costs are steadily falling.
The cost of generating electricity from the sun will rival the price of building coal plants in the next decade and may already be competitive now, executives and analysts said Tuesday at the annual New York conference of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Bloomberg News reported.
Large solar photovoltaic projects will cost $1.45 a watt to build by 2020, half the current price, estimated New Energy Finance, a London research firm. Chinese companies are making solar panels cheaper as a result of better cell technology and streamlined manufacturing, Bloomberg reported.
"The most powerful driver in our industry is the relentless reduction of cost," said Michael Liebreich, CEO of New Energy Finance.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/04/05/2977596/backers-say-solar-power-bill-could.html
yup, no rev's in Q4 after guiding $10M
So its back to the trough. $120 raised in mid March ain't gonna cut the mustard. They need more dough because they keep loosing at the craps table.
"...25,522,608 additional shares of Common Stock..."
"...Appropriate restrictive legends were affixed to the Common Stock, Warrant and MidSouth Warrant..."
So they can't start unloading in the morning but the ballooning OS will kill our upside potential. (unless of course they guide $20M in rev's for 2011, lol.)
Isn't there enough sellers in this stock already, and now we have more. Where are the buyers going to come from. I'd hate to own 25,522,608 shares of this stock when it trades like an illiquid stock - think today, the volume was only 2,500 at noon, lol.
congrats to those that sold near a nickle.
Solar Power May Already Rival Coal, Prompting Installation Surge
Bloomberg.com
By Ehren Goossens - Apr 6, 2011 12:00 AM ET
California Solar Farm
Mountains stand beyond solar modules at the Southern California Edison (SCE) solar array in Porterville, California. Photographer: Ken James/Bloomberg
Solar panel installations may surge in the next two years as the cost of generating electricity from the sun rivals coal-fueled plants, industry executives and analysts said.
Large photovoltaic projects will cost $1.45 a watt to build by 2020, half the current price, Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimated today. The London-based research company says solar is viable against fossil fuels on the electric grid in the most sunny regions such as the Middle East.
“We are already in this phase change and are very close to grid parity,” Shawn Qu, chief executive officer of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), said in an interview. “In many markets, solar is already competitive with peak electricity prices, such as in California and Japan.”
Chinese companies such as JA Solar Holdings Ltd., Canadian Solar and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. are making panels cheaper, fueled by better cell technology and more streamlined manufacturing processes. That’s making solar economical in more places and will put it in competition with coal, without subsidies, in the coming years, New Energy Finance said.
“The most powerful driver in our industry is the relentless reduction of cost,” Michael Liebreich, chief executive officer of New Energy Finance, said at the company’s annual conference in New York yesterday. “In a decade the cost of solar projects is going to halve again.”
Installation Boom
Installation of solar PV systems will almost double to 32.6 gigawatts by 2013 from 18.6 gigawatts last year, New Energy Finance estimates. Manufacturing capacity worldwide has almost quadrupled since 2008 to 27.5 gigawatts, and 12 gigawatts of production will be added this year. Canadian Solar has about 1.3 gigawatts of capacity and expects to reach 2 gigawatts next year, Qu said.
“You have to get better at it as well,” said Bill Gallo, CEO of Areva SA (CEI)’s solar unit. The French company could shave another 20 percent from the cost of making its concentrating solar thermal technology, and the same proportion from building and deploying plants, he said.
Electricity from coal costs about 7 cents a kilowatt hour compared with 6 cents for natural gas and 22.3 cents for solar photovoltaic energy in the final quarter of last year, according to New Energy Finance estimates.
Comparisons often overstate the costs of solar because they may take into account the prices paid by consumers and small businesses who install roof-top power systems, instead of the rates utilities charge each other, said Qu of Canadian Solar.
“Solar isn’t expensive,” he said “In many areas of the solar industry you’re competing with retail power, not wholesale power.”
Rooftop solar installations also will become cheaper, the executives said.
“System costs have declined 5 percent to 8 percent (a year), and we will continue to see that,” SolarCity Inc. CEO Lyndon Rive said in an interview. The Foster City, California- based company is a closely held installer and owner of rooftop power systems.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-05/solar-energy-costs-may-already-rival-coal-spurring-installation-boom.html
NITE lowered to .0303 some time ago stepping in front of FANC at .0305 who then pulled back to .031
Nite finally got a print for 500 shares, $15 dollars.
Our resident sellers must be under orders not to hit the bids, but they have no qualms selling no matter how low the pps?
These guys just need to pull their offers and call it a day.
total volume now stands at 2.5k
yup, all we need is one investor to pound the offer, lol.
FANC took out the .0309 NITE phony 5k bid, then lowered his offer to .0305 for a 1/2 a min, then swooped down to harvest a 50k .03 bid the POS
and grabbed another 21k in late prints.
Then pulled back to .031 with his partner in crime NITE
and another 100k .03 late print.
Dilution sellers know how to get volume!
Sucks we didn't close at .031, but those bums harvesting investor cash is more important.
prints coming in at the .031 offer (121k total)
NITE lifted leaving FANC alone at .031, but the smell of money was too much to bear, so he's back cozzied up FANC - two peas in pod those two.
800k at week - yeah they have been smoking some good Californian sensimilla
the potential here is great with proper execution.
Management can make far more than their dilution paid salaries if they'd just "go for it"
another 1k offer paint, lol.
Sellers trying to leads us higher.
they don't need any marketing, lol
"...we expect to be installing 30 to 40 homes per month in the next 60 days..." - Feb 17, 2011
So in 12 days will they have done 30 to 40 homes????
When are we going to get more than "forward looking" statements. We're up to our eyeballs in LOI's ,lol
There I go again complaining. (Sorry about that). But what we need is a some EXECUTION!
Execution will take care of everything, the pps, the dilution, the negative sentiment - you name it. Execution is the only cure all, not not more forward looking PR's and certainly not more dilution!
The OS has already grown exponentially....
AS: 300M
OS: ???,???,??? (03-??-2011)
OS: 172,435,479 (11-16-2010)
OS: 143,280,053 (09-30-2010)
OS: 121,479,279 (08-19-2010)
OS: 84,749,254 (05-07-2010)
OS: 79,373,427 (03-24-2010)
OS: 71,146,807 (01-06-2010)
OS: 59,968,922 (11-11-2009)
OS: 42,002,945 (06-30-2009)
I'll take you up on that.
AUTO now bidding .0305 and NITE stepped infront of FANC with a .0309 on the offer. (NITE and FANC fighting over investor cash)
We need to buy the dilution from NITE and FANC for any hope of ever moving this stock more than a tick or two
AUTO (retail) should take NITE's .0309, (what the hell is .0004)
133k volume today at say .03 translates into less than $4 grand!
post photos of solar panels being installed!!!
http://www.clearskiessolar.com/projects.html
Why can't we do a job that gets some press?
SunWize finishes solar parking covers at Phoenix VA Medical Center
Phoenix Business Journal - by Patrick O'Grady
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 1:44pm MST
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Energy, Solar and alternative energy
Provided by SunWize Systems
The 4.45-megawatt solar power system at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix.
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SunWize Systems has finished the first phase of installation of one of the largest carport solar systems in the U.S., and announced the system will be bigger than planned.
The 4.45-megawatt system at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix originally was planned to be 3.62 megawatts. The entire system is expected to be finished in early 2012.
SunWize Technologies, based in Kingston, N.Y., has worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on other smaller projects.
At the Dallas Medical Center, the company installed a 337-kilowatt system, and at the Jerry L. Pettis VA Hospital in Loma Linda, Calif., the company installed a 309-kilowatt system.
SunWize is a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Inc. in Japan.
Once finished, the system will cover parking with 18,000 Samsung and Sanyo solar panels. According to the company, it will be both the largest carport system and largest hospital system in the U.S.
Read more: SunWize finishes solar parking covers at Phoenix VA Medical Center | Phoenix Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2011/04/04/sunwize-finishes-solar-parking-covers.html?s=image_gallery
We need an office in Iowa
Solar, wind energy tax credits get Iowa Senate OK
5:14 PM, Apr 4, 2011 | by William Petroski |
The Iowa Senate approved a bill Monday that provides state tax credits for the construction of solar and wind energy systems.
The credits would be equal to 30 percent of the cost of construction or installation, subject to a maximum credit of $15,000 for commercial or agricultural construction or installation or $3,000 for residential construction or installation. The bill specifies that the tax credits will be refundable, or alternatively applied against tax liability for the following tax year, and clarifies that “residential” means a primary or vacation residence, and not a rental property.
Sen. Joe Bolkom, who was the bill’s floor manager, said the bill would help create Iowa jobs by enabling people to generate energy where they live and work. The measure restricts the total amount of the solar and wind tax credits to $10 million annually. The proposal was approved 49-1 with Sen. Mark Chelgren, R-Ottumwa, casting the only negative vote.
The bill, which was sent to the Iowa House, would take effect upon enactment and would apply retroactively to Jan. 1, 2011.
.028 x .0285 now, maybe only 150k traded in the last two hours
we went through .03 on less than 100k, hopefully that we be the case going back up through it.
and update that website!
get someone who knows how to get listed higher on google searches (ie lots of text and lots of entry pages. Prospective customers need be able to get a quick quote, even if its a rough first quote.
only a single print for 100k
most are below 50k - no big blocks implies larger investors are riding out the storm.
Anyone new to CSKH must be liking the sale price.
So much for our cup and handle and golden cross, they're moot now.
Let's hope some news will come along to the right this listing ship!
.027(1) x .030(3) vol: 1.38M
We should see high volume today at these prices.
Wish I had some dry powder
CSKH is on sale now.
It took 6 weeks to get from .025 to .05 and less than a week to complete the return trip.
The f'ing third time I held at .05 and the stock did a 100% retrace - oh boy.
why couldn't this stock ever go up 30% on just 400k in volume?
I know it! nice huh.
And Germany did ok without a pre-open confession.