Approved in 2009, the City of Costa Mesa is wrapping up it’s new 106kW solar system that it obtained through a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar City, thanks to the leadership of the City’s Building Department Official, Khanh Nguyen. Photovoltaic solar modules were installed on both the City’s Neighborhood Community Center (NCC) and [...]

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City of Irvine awarded $2.28 million

by Evan Little on December 2, 2009

Just like she said, Chandra Krout will waste no time spending the $2.28 million dollars the City of Irvine was recently awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to improve the energy efficiency of the City’s buildings and municipal infrastructure. Currently, Irvine has four RFP’s available to [...]

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It’s good to be in Solar

November 4, 2009

If you were able to attend the 2009 Solar Power International at the Anaheim Convention Center and not feel overwhelmed by how massive it was, I applaud you! It was enormous!! I missed San Diego in 2008, but was able to make Long Beach in 2007 and the show must have grown 3 [...]

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2009 Costa Mesa Solar Tour Debrief

November 3, 2009

October 3rd, 2009 was the 2nd American Solar Energy Society Tour I’ve organized and it was another successful learning experience. Approximately 200 people attended, many traveling from neighboring counties, to check out four different homes equipped with photovoltaic solar systems in the City of Costa Mesa.
Two of the four homes were nearing completion so [...]

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Back to Natives @ Project 319

October 26, 2009

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Reginald Durant and Lori Whalen from Back to Natives for some time now. They’re one of the usual suspects you’ll find occupying vendor booths at local “green” expos and related events. I’d never had the chance to attend one of their workshops until just recently for their installation workshop [...]

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OCAR Hosts Green Presenation for REALTORS®

October 19, 2009

Monday, September 14th 2009, members of the Orange County Association of REALTORS® were treated to an exceptional panel of speakers. The Association’s Green Task Force Committee was responsible for planning the event and being on the committee myself I have to say we did a fantastic job. First, we were lucky enough to [...]

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