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    Green for Green

    If you are looking for a break on your mortgage energy effeciency might be just the ticket.

    BMW launches triple threat for plug in automobiles

    … As the name implies, this concept car grafts fashionable green technology on the body of a 2+2 sports car. The promise ..... should it ever reach production. It's a holy grail for green -car drivers that melds the state of the art in lower …

    Federal 'cash for appliances' program should spur sales

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Did you recently trade in that old clunker for a new car? OK, so how are you fixed for a new refrigerator? Or maybe a new dishwasher or heat pump? Brace yourself. A federal "cash for appliances" program is likely on its way to a store near you before the end of the year.

Solar EnergyExploring Ways to Use Solar Energy

Step outside on a hot, sunny day, and you'll experience the power of the sun's heat and the light. That's solar energy.

You can use solar energy to do the following:

To enable your use of solar energy for these purposes, your community may have established solar access planning guidelines and/or ordinances.

If you live in the southwestern United States, you may even have the opportunity now or in the future to buy clean electricity from a concentrating solar power plant.

See Solar Radiation Basics to learn more about how solar energy works.

Small Solar Electric Systems

A small solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) system can be a reliable and pollution-free producer of electricity for your home or office. And they're becoming more affordable all the time. Small PV systems also provide a cost-effective power supply in locations where it is expensive or impossible to send electricity through conventional power lines.

Because PV technologies use both direct and scattered sunlight to create electricity, the solar resource across the United States is ample for small solar electric systems. However, the amount of power generated by a solar system at a particular site depends on how much of the sun's energy reaches it. Thus, PV systems, like all solar technologies, function most efficiently in the southwestern United States, which receives the greatest amount of solar energy.

You can also use PV technology to provide outdoor lighting.

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