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News for Boston, MA

February 5, 2010. Boston Herald
Massachusetts has awarded its largest contract for solar power. The $20 million in federal stimulus dollars will pay for the installation of solar panels at 12 public water and wastewater facilities throughout the state. The panels are expected to deliver more than 4 megawatts of power when up and running.

December 30, 2009. The Boston Globe
State officials yesterday unveiled a successor to the popular rebate program that made solar energy panels more affordable for Massachusetts homeowners and businesses. The $68 million Commonwealth Solar fund - originally expected to last three or four years - ran out in October after 22 months, forcing the state to...

September 9, 2009. The Boston Globe
The number of jobs in the state’s solar energy industry nearly doubled from 2007 to 2008 - and the numbers are on pace to grow sharply again this year, according to Massachusetts officials.

August 28, 2009. Boston Business Journal
Steep declines in the cost of solar panels are making the overall cost of installing photovoltaic systems on the rooftops of homes and businesses cheaper — a sunny situation for installers, but not necessarily for suppliers.

August 11, 2009. The Boston Globe
Harvard University is installing a massive array of solar panels on a centuries-old arms factory to help meet the goal of reducing its carbon footprint.

January 21, 2009. boston.com
Developer John Rosenthal wants to build what would be the state's largest solar installation atop one of the buildings in his sprawling development along the Massachusetts Turnpike near Fenway Park...

January 20, 2009. the Justice
Nine Brandeis students have launched the pilot program for the Green, Opportunity, Action and Leadership Network, an organization the students created to fuel youth interest in the green business sector by providing them with an internship in a green business...

January 1, 2009. housingfinance.com
Developers could learn a lot from communities like Franklin Hill in Dorchester, Mass. Local affordable housing developer Trinity Financial and the Boston Housing Authority are planning to install an array of solar panels with a cost of more than $1 million on Franklin Hill’s 152-unit second phase, which is under construction...

December 7, 2008. boston.com
Envisioning a 'green new deal' to fortify the economy while preserving the planet, a group of community, environmental, and labor leaders gathered in Roxbury yesterday to add their voices to a national movement seeking billions of dollars in federal clean-energy investment...

November 18, 2008. boston.com
At more than 1,173,600 square feet, the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center roof is about 3 acres larger than the Boston Public Garden. Some say that makes the expanse a perfect site for solar power...


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