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Our company was founded by solar energy professionals who decided it was time to make it easy and convenient to buy solar electric systems in America.</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>52</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/StandardSolarInc" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-3823166562784001580</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-14T17:16:40.982-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Standard Solar Loundoun County Shelter</category><title>Loudoun County, VA Shelter gets solar panels!</title><description>LEESBURG, Va., Dec. 10 – The newly-constructed Loudoun County Homeless Services Center has begun generating a portion of its own electricity with a 9.5 kilowatt array of solar panels installed by Standard Solar. Combined with a variety of passive lighting and energy efficient appliances and air-handling systems, the structure is expected to receive at least a “Silver” certification from the nationally-recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more please visit: http://www.standardsolar.com/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/Loudoun-County-Homeless-Center.aspx&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-3823166562784001580?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/12/loudoun-county-va-shelter-gets-solar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-2817110405049777073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-12-10T16:49:15.984-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">scott wiater</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">solar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maryland Morning</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Copenhagen Climate Conference</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Standard Solar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WYPR</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sustainable Energy Systems</category><title>WYPR, "12-08-09: A Sunny Forecast for Solar Energy?"</title><description>As the Copenhagen conference on climate change continues, Maryland Morning continues their coverage of homegrown green industries in Maryland. A look at the industries that bring us clean energy are doing in this economy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zayn Bradley of Frederick-based Sustainable Energy Systems; and Scott Wiater, President of Standard Solar, headquartered in Gaithersburg weigh in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://mdmorn.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/1208092a-sunny-forecast-for-solar-energy/&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-2817110405049777073?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/12/wypr-12-08-09-sunny-forecast-for-solar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-8616567920254755200</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-11-23T12:46:15.160-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Qualified</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Experts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">NABCEP</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Certification</category><title>Four More Standard Solar Employees Receive Industry’s Installer Certification</title><description>&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/Standard-Solar-Receives-NABCEP-Certification.aspx"&gt;For Immediate Release&lt;br /&gt;Four Standard Solar Employees Receive Industry’s Installer Certification&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The number of certified photovoltaic installers at Standard Solar now totals six&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 23 –&lt;/strong&gt; Affirming the company’s growing commitment to leading-by-example the growth of solar energy throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, four Standard Solar employees have been certified by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners, or NABCEP, bringing to six the number of certified photovoltaic (PV) solar installers on staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are proud to employ each of these six individuals, each of whom personifies how we are helping expand solar energy solutions in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia and the District of Columbia,” said Standard Solar President Scott Wiater. “Homeowners, businesses, colleges and government agencies who choose Standard Solar should know that no company brings as much bench strength thereby ensuring they receive the maximum return on their solar investment backed by the very best in customer service.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Participating in the September 12 administration of the NABCEP Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Installer Exam and now certified are: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Nick Abrash, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;C.J. Colavito, &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Matt Griffiths, and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;Nathan Stumpff. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;They join Chief Technology Officer Lee Bristol, the company’s first employee, and Director of Residential Construction and Engineering Andrew Truitt, as certified by NABCEP. Together, they are six of the 1,048 individuals who hold this professional distinction throughout the U.S.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The number of Certified Solar Installers has risen by 38% in the last year – over 22% just in this round of exams,” NABCEP Chairman Don Warfield stated recently in a press release. “These numbers reflect our industry’s appetite for experienced and well-trained solar professionals who have completed a rigorous application and examination process.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;Nick Abrash is a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University who studied graphic arts and worked in publishing before studying to become a journeyman electrician in the Fairfax, Virginia adult education program. Since joining Standard Solar in 2007, he has helped install more than 100 residential and small commercial solar systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C.J. Colavito joined the company upon completing a year of volunteer work in Nicaragua where he worked on renewable energy applications in rural communities. C.J. obtained his mechanical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, and as if his NABCEP certification is not enough, C.J. is also pursing a Master’s of Engineering degree in Sustainable Energy from the University of Maryland at College Park. You can read about C.J.’s work to develop sustainable communities in rural Nicaragua in the &lt;a title="http://www.standardsolar.com/News-and-Events/Newsletter/Solar-Standard-May-June-2009.aspx" href="http://www.standardsolar.com/News-and-Events/Newsletter/Solar-Standard-May-June-2009.aspx"&gt;Spring / Summer 2009 issue of the company’s newsletter, The Solar Standard. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matt Griffiths is a graduate of the University of Vermont where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts. He is one of Standard Solar’s first five employees and helped install the system for the company’s first customer. Since then, he has logged more than 200 residential installations and has earned a variety of other certifications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Nathan Stumpff is a graduate of Brown University, holds a Masters degree in classical composition from the Manhattan School of Music, and was a Fulbright Fellow in Reykjavík, Iceland. He has worked in many facets of the construction industry from light electrical to plumbing to roofing and this month is working with C.J. Colavito in completing a 293 kilowatt solar system for the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. (See accompanying photo.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Standard Solar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Standard Solar is a full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for academic, commercial, government and residential customers throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. It serves more than 500 customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and has created more than 50 green jobs since the summer 2008. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/Portals/0/Newsletters/Catholic-Install-Nov-09.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 461px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 307px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.standardsolar.com/Portals/0/Newsletters/Catholic-Install-Nov-09.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Two of Standard Solar’s six NABCEP-certified installers – C. J. Colavito (left) and Nathan Stumpff – complete a solar photovoltaic array atop Flather Hall at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jim Pierobon)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-8616567920254755200?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/11/four-more-standard-solar-employees.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-4252776898097424805</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-21T12:52:43.770-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Washington Gas Energy Services</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Catholic University</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">CUA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Solar Panels</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Power Purchase Agreement</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">PPA</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">WGES</category><title>Catholic University of America Partners with Washington Gas Energy Services and Standard Solar to Create Washington’s Largest Solar-Energy System</title><description>&lt;h4&gt;Catholic University to Announce Solar Panel Installation&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WHERE: The Catholic University of America&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Flather Hall rooftop&lt;br /&gt;620 Michigan Ave., N.E.&lt;br /&gt;Washington, D.C.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MEDIA: Reporters and photographers who would like to cover the event must contact Katie Lee or Mary McCarthy at 202-319-5600.  Video from the event can be seen at &lt;a href="http://live.cua.edu/live-solar.cfm"&gt;http://live.cua.edu/live-solar.cfm&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STORY DETAILS: See release below.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Panels to Provide Electricity to Four Catholic University Buildings&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;CUA Partners with Washington Gas Energy Services and Standard Solar to Create Washington’s Largest Solar-Energy System&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More than 1,000 solar panels will be installed on four Catholic University buildings this fall, creating the largest solar-energy system in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CUA has signed a 20-year agreement with Washington Gas Energy Services Inc. (WGES) to purchase electricity generated by the solar panels at guaranteed prices.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In November, Standard Solar Inc. of Gaithersburg, Md., will install 1,088 3-by-6-foot solar panels on the roofs of the Raymond A. DuFour Center and Aquinas, Flather and Gibbons halls. Collectively, the panels will comprise the largest photovoltaic system in the Washington area, in terms of electricity that will be produced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The solar-panel system, which will be installed at no cost to CUA and be owned and operated by WGES, will produce about 340,000 kilowatt hours of electricity each year. The projected solar-generated electricity represents about three-quarters of 1 percent of the 44 million kilowatt hours used annually by the university. The electricity will be used by the buildings where it is produced.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the end of the year, installation of 30,233 square feet of solar panels will be completed and the panels will be producing electricity. The four buildings were chosen for their southern exposure, among other criteria, after an evaluation of 20 campus buildings.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“As part of our Catholic faith, we strive to be good environmental stewards,” said Very Rev. David M. O’Connell, C.M., president of Catholic University. “Including solar &amp;shy; a ‘clean’ energy that doesn’t pollute or create greenhouse gases &amp;shy; among Catholic University’s resources is a perfect fit for the university’s mission.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The agreement is the latest accomplishment in CUA’s commitment to being environmentally friendly. In 2002, CUA was the first university in the Washington area to purchase a portion of its electricity through wind power. In 2008, the university received an Award of Excellence from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its recycling efforts. In January 2009, CUA opened the first new LEED-compliant student residence hall in Washington, D.C.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The price of electricity, as we see it right now, is going to rise,” said Brian Alexander, director of energy and utilities management at CUA. “With this 20-year agreement, we will save money on our energy costs.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“By hosting this project, CUA is also helping the District of Columbia achieve its citywide solar energy goals,” said Harry Warren, president of WGES of Herndon, Va. “The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 calls for a growing contribution from solar energy each year through 2020, and CUA’s project will contribute about 10 percent of the city’s total solar power production goal for 2010.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CUA has incorporated teaching moments in the project. Students, faculty and staff will have access via the CUA Web site to real-time data on the campus’ solar energy production. Engineering and architectural students will get a first-hand look at the installation. And a solar-energy design competition for students is being planned by the School of Engineering, which this year added an alternative and renewable energy concentration to its curriculum.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Solar energy produces no carbon-dioxide emissions. Soon, almost 1 percent of the power we use will be climate beneficial,” Alexander said. With the use of solar-generated electricity, CUA will produce 332 fewer tons of carbon emissions annually. “This project shows our students, faculty and staff that solar power is one option as we all seek to make a greater contribution to solving the climate-warming issue,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The Catholic University of America and Washington Gas Energy Systems are setting an example all colleges and universities should follow for the valuable role they serve in educating &amp;shy; and demonstrating &amp;shy; to the next generation of leaders throughout society how we all need to think and act more sustainably,” said Tony Clifford, chief executive officer of Standard Solar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Universities are uniquely positioned to deploy solar electric systems similar to Catholic’s,” Clifford added. “And they can do so with capital provided not by their operating budgets or endowments, but by investors who, like Washington Gas Energy Systems, purchase and own the panel systems and benefit from available tax incentives.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Catholic University of America, located near the heart of Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Catholic Church in America. Founded in 1887 and chartered by Congress, the university opened as a graduate and research institution. Undergraduate programs were introduced in 1904. Today the private and coeducational campus has approximately 6,770 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in 12 schools of architecture and planning, arts and sciences, canon law, engineering, law, library and information science, music, nursing, philosophy, professional studies, social service, and theology and religious studies. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.cua.edu/"&gt;http://www.cua.edu/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc. is one of the largest competitive providers of electricity and natural gas in the mid-Atlantic region, and supplies over 250,000 customers in Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Headquartered in Herndon, Va., Washington Gas Energy Services is an affiliate of Washington Gas and a subsidiary of WGL Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: WGL). For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.wges.com/"&gt;http://www.wges.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standard Solar is a full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for academic, commercial, government and residential customers throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. It serves more than 400 customers throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and has created more than 50 green jobs since the summer 2008. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MEDIA:&lt;/strong&gt; For more information, contact Katie Lee or Mary McCarthy in Catholic University’s Office of Public Affairs at 202-319-5600; or Leah Gibbons, Washington Gas Energy Services, Inc., at 703-793-7565, 301-509-1508 or &lt;a href="mailto:lgibbons@wges.com"&gt;lgibbons@wges.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;shy;-30-&amp;shy;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;#42&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/center&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-4252776898097424805?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/10/catholic-university-of-america-partners.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-771657692166754555</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-19T18:06:13.937-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maryland Solar Grant</category><title>Maryland Energy Administration Releases ARRA Compliant Maryland Solar Grant Forms</title><description>&lt;a href="http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/business/solargrants/index.asp"&gt;http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/business/solargrants/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Solar Energy Grant Program&lt;br /&gt;Program Note October 19, 2009:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) is pleased to announce that it has reopened the Solar Energy Grant Program as result of funds made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 (ARRA or Recovery Act). Limited funding is still available to Maryland residents and small businesses who intend to install qualified solar photovoltaic, or solar hot water systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Program Structure:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Solar Photovoltaic:&lt;br /&gt;$1.25/ watt for the first 2,000 watts of capacity&lt;br /&gt;$0.75/ watt for watts 2,001 - 8,000&lt;br /&gt;$0.25/ watt for watts 8,001 - 20,000&lt;br /&gt;System must be under 20kW to be eligible; maximum grant amount is $10,000.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;View the revised application forms at &lt;a href="http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/business/solargrants/index.asp"&gt;http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/business/solargrants/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To see if your home or business is an ideal solar candidate, receive a no-cost solar evaluation from Standard Solar by visiting &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/Solar-Evaluation.aspx"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/Solar-Evaluation.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-771657692166754555?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/10/maryland-energy-administration-releases.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-7710294499383547722</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-10-07T12:42:22.991-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">American Recovery and Reinvestment Act</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">virginia renewable energy rebate program</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Virgia Solar</category><title>Virginia Renewable Energy Rebate Program Announced 10/6/09</title><description>&lt;h2&gt;7 October 2009:&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Standard Solar Urges Virginia Homeowners and Businesses Interested In the State’s New Solar Rebate To Move Quickly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Homeowners Can Earn Rebates Up To $20,000; Businesses Even More&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 7 –&lt;/strong&gt; Under Virginia’s first-ever renewable energy rebate program, homeowners and businesses in the Commonwealth can receive a rebate of $2,000 per kilowatt for solar panel systems up to 10 kilowatts in size and Standard Solar today urged interested parties to move quickly before the money runs out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standard Solar, the Mid-Atlantic region’s largest solar developer and installer, commended Virginia Governor Tim Kaine for allocating $15 million of Federal stimulus money to launch the rebate program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“In setting up this program, Governor Kaine is going to unleash the pent-up demand for solar that we have been seeing in the Commonwealth for the past three years,” said Tony Clifford, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Solar, which already has installed solar electric (photovoltaic or “PV”) systems for 33 homeowners throughout the state. Standard Solar has more than 400 residential and numerous business, government and academic customers throughout Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of Columbia. Each of these other states already has a renewable rebate or grant program and some are expanding their programs to help a growing number of their constituents go solar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A typical residential system of 5 kilowatts earns the homeowner a rebate of $10,000. Businesses can receive a rebate for solar electric systems up to 200 kilowatts. The rebate amount for businesses starts at $2,000 per kilowatt (kW) for the first 10 kW installed, with a reduced amount for larger systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Virginians who have long wanted solar now have the opportunity better manage their electricity costs and lower their own carbon footprints,” Clifford added. “We look forward to working with both residents and businesses throughout the Virginia. This is the best way yet to save money and improve our environment.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Because this initial rebate program is working with a finite sum of money and rebates are to be issued on a first-come, first-served basis, Standard Solar recommends that homeowners and businesses in Alexandria, as well, as Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and Stafford counties interested in assessing their properties for solar sign up quickly for an evaluation at &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/Solar-Evaluation.aspx"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/Solar-Evaluation.aspx&lt;/a&gt;. There one can also find more information about Standard Solar, founded in 2004. Interested parties can also call Standard Solar at 301-944-5222 to speak with a solar consultant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new Virginia rebate, combined with the 30% solar Federal Investment Tax Credit now in effect, annual electricity savings and the sale of Renewable Energy Credits that solar systems earn for their owners, an investment in solar electric system can pay for itself in a matter of years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For Virginians interested in receiving updates about the rebate program, Standard Solar urges them to sign up at: &lt;a href="http://www.virginia.gov/eerebates"&gt;http://www.virginia.gov/eerebates&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Standard Solar, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Standard Solar is a full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for commercial, academic, government and residential customers throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. For more information, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/"&gt;www.standardsolar.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, contact Jim Pierobon either at jim.pierobon [at] standardsolar.com or 301-944-5133.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-7710294499383547722?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/10/virginia-renewable-energy-rebate.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-683893347633031362</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-30T10:14:16.556-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Newark</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tony Clifford</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Delaware Solar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Delaware Technology Park</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">University of Delaware</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pace Global</category><title>Standard Solar Expands into Delaware</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Mid-Atlantic’s Leading Solar Developer and Integrator Welcomed by State, Newark and University of Delaware Officials&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;NEWARK, Del., Sept. 30&lt;/strong&gt; – Standard Solar Inc., the Mid-Atlantic’s leading developer and integrator of solar electric systems, has expanded its footprint into Delaware and is looking to create green jobs and a portfolio of solar capacity serving businesses, academic institutions, homeowners, utilities and government agencies throughout the First State.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Standard Solar Chief Executive Officer Tony Clifford told a recent gathering of state, local and University of Delaware officials at the company’s new office in the Delaware Technology Park that Standard Solar and its partner, Pace Global Energy Services LLC, will provide access to “tax equity” financing, comprehensive project management and engineering services and a proven track record of efficiently adding value to the integration, design and installation of solar electric systems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We expect our Newark, Delaware office to grow and become largely self-sustaining with most major business activities staffed out of this office,” Clifford said. He added that solar energy stands to play a large role in the state’s economic and sustainability plans in part because of the state’s leadership in solar research and its efforts to create a public-private Sustainable Energy Utility.  Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has consistently emphasized how important clean energy initiatives are to his administration.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Clifford added: “Delaware has a pro-solar vision, a vibe and an atmosphere that we want to be a part of. We are committed to the state; creating jobs here and growing a sustainable business that will contribute to the economy and foster a cleaner environment.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Welcoming Standard Solar to Delaware were Alan Levin, Director of the state’s Department of Economic Development; Philip Cherry, Policy Director of Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Newark Mayor Vance Funk; Steve Hegedus, Senior Scientist at the University and Policy Fellow at its Center for Energy and Environmental Policy; and Joyce Henderson from the University’s Career Services Center. Four students accompanied Henderson inquiring about Standard Solar’s internship plans and future employment opportunities, which were outlined by Standard Solar President Scott Wiater.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tax equity financing is enabled by the reliability of solar revenue streams created by power purchase agreements and solar renewable energy certificates. Production tax credits enable investors to own solar electric systems and capture tax incentives. Consumers receive the benefits of lower cost clean power making it possible for electricity users to purchase electricity at predictable cost by hosting, but not necessarily owning, the solar panels and other equipment that generate the electricity. Accessing tax equity financing is one of the many ways that Standard Solar is working with Pace Global Energy Services LLC.  &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;For more information, please contact: Jim Pierobon at jim.pierobon [at]standardsolar.com; 301-944-1533.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-683893347633031362?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/09/standard-solar-expands-into-delaware.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-3272344678760378479</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-16T14:21:46.202-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Mike Splinter</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Applied Materials</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thomas Friedman</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">NYT</category><title>NYT Tom Friedman: Have a Nice Day</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Have a Nice Day&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN&lt;br /&gt;Published: September 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Applied Materials is one of the most important U.S. companies you’ve probably never heard of. It makes the machines that make the microchips that go inside your computer. The chip business, though, is volatile, so in 2004 Mike Splinter, Applied Materials’s C.E.O., decided to add a new business line to take advantage of the company’s nanotechnology capabilities — making the machines that make solar panels. The other day, Splinter gave me a tour of the company’s Silicon Valley facility, culminating with a visit to its “war room,” where Applied maintains a real-time global interaction with all 14 solar panel factories it’s built around the world in the last two years. I could only laugh because crying would have been too embarrassing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;read the full article here: &lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/opinion/16friedman.html?_r=1&amp;ref=opinion"&gt;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/16/opinion/16friedman.html?_r=1&amp;ref=opinion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-3272344678760378479?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/09/nyt-tom-friedman-have-nice-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-2185602353151859724</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-09-01T11:09:14.938-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Cash for Solar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Solar Grant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maryland Solar Grant</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maryland Energy Administration</category><title>Maryland Solar Energy Grant Program Update - September 1, 2009</title><description>The Maryland Energy Administration announced revisions to the FY2010 Maryland Solar Energy Grant Program on  &lt;a href="http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/residential/solargrants/index.asp"&gt;http://www.energy.state.md.us/incentives/residential/solargrants/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The revised FY10 MD Solar Grant structure is as follows:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Program Structure:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;(a) $1.25/ watt for the first 2,000 watts of capacity &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(b) $0.75/ watt for watts 2,001 - 8,000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(c) $0.25/ watt for watts 8,001 - 20,000&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To apply for the FY2010 Maryland Solar Grant, please contact us at info [at] standardsolar.com and toll free at 1-888-474-3843.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-2185602353151859724?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/09/maryland-solar-energy-grant-program.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-6836985976463656834</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-17T17:09:19.298-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">paceglobal.com</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Strategic Alliance</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sutherland</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pace Global Energy Services</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Pace Global</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Clifford</category><title>Pace Global, Standard Solar Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Solar Energy Systems to Commercial, Academic and Government Markets</title><description>&lt;h2&gt;18 August 2009:&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment --&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pace Global, Standard Solar Form Strategic Alliance to Deliver Solar Energy Systems to Commercial, Academic and Government Markets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pace Global and Standard Solar have formed an alliance to capitalize on the significant market opportunities in the solar energy market&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;The alliance brings together one of the leading integrated solar project developers with one of the global leaders in the energy services industry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Standard Solar has opened a business development office in Delaware, a particularly attractive market for solar energy project development&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FAIRFAX, VA and GAITHERSBURG, MD, Aug 18 --&lt;/strong&gt; Pace Global Energy Services, LLC (“Pace Global”) and Standard Solar, Inc. have created a strategic alliance to quickly penetrate the growing solar energy markets in the commercial, academic, government, and residential sectors. This alliance builds on Standard Solar’s existing success in the solar energy markets and will comprise a team with proven project origination and execution skills, global industrial experience, and supported by the necessary capital to expand quickly. Pace Global and Standard Solar are fully committed to bring added value to all of their customers and provide the differentiated energy solutions that solar power represents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pace Global and Standard Solar are currently developing a number of distributed power project opportunities in both the academic and the commercial marketplace. For these project hosts, the cost savings and dependence on renewable fuels will commence on day one of operation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“The market environment for solar energy is strong and holds immediate opportunities for commercial and academic sites. The technology is now stable; the regulatory environment is extremely attractive; and demand for this cost effective renewable resource holds immense promise for our strategic alliance. Together we bring the development skills, the client portfolio, the capital and the regulatory experience to bring solar solutions to operational status immediately and we intend to do so.”, said Timothy F. Sutherland, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pace Global.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tony Clifford, Chief Executive Officer of Standard Solar, added, “We foresee an upward trend in electricity rates while the cost of implementing solar projects will fall. In addition, governments at both the Federal and the State level are providing attractive incentives for solar projects. This alliance has significant opportunities for successful growth and will allow us to provide real value to our current clients and as well as future customers.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pace Financial Services, LLC – a wholly owned subsidiary of Pace Global – is serving as Financial Advisor to Standard Solar.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;# # #&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Pace Global Energy Services, LLC&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Pace Global provides integrated advisory, financial, and implementation services for the energy value chain from production to consumption. Headquartered outside of Washington, DC with regional offices in New York; Houston; Columbia, SC; Sacramento; San Diego; London; and Moscow, Pace Global has supported the development, acquisition, and financing of more than $65 billion of energy assets in more than 40 countries. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.paceglobal.com/"&gt;http://www.paceglobal.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Standard Solar, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Standard Solar is a full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for commercial, academic, government and residential customers throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina. For more information, please visit &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Francis Hodsoll&lt;br /&gt;Vice President - Asset Management&lt;br /&gt;Pace Global Energy Services, LLC&lt;br /&gt;Phone: +1 703 818 9100&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Francis.Hodsoll@paceglobal.com"&gt;Francis.Hodsoll@paceglobal.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contact:&lt;br /&gt;Jim Pierobon&lt;br /&gt;Vice President - Policy &amp;amp; Market Development&lt;br /&gt;Standard Solar, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;Phone: +1 301 944 5133&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Jim.Pierobon@standardsolar.com"&gt;Jim.Pierobon@standardsolar.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-6836985976463656834?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/08/pace-global-standard-solar-form.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-7125309901278587852</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-17T11:14:47.399-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">standard solar logo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">new</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">logo</category><title>New Standard Solar Logo</title><description>Our new logo is up. Let us know what you think!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370950923319539202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 165px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 71px; TEXT-ALIGN: left" alt="new Standard Solar logo" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3ODO-ao2Rs/SolzaIKEdgI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nekEhJXVeCM/s400/SSI-web.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-7125309901278587852?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-standard-solar-logo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y3ODO-ao2Rs/SolzaIKEdgI/AAAAAAAAAEE/nekEhJXVeCM/s72-c/SSI-web.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-4210414728376882897</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-13T15:48:01.877-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Maryland Participating Photovoltaic Contractors</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Delaware Energy Office</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Delaware</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">DE</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Photovoltaic Energy Contractors</category><title>Standard Solar an Approved Delaware Photovoltaic Contractor</title><description>SSI has been added to Delaware's approved list of photovoltaic contractors - &lt;a href="http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/energy/services/GreenEnergy/Pages/PVInstallers.aspx"&gt;http://www.dnrec.delaware.gov/energy/services/GreenEnergy/Pages/PVInstallers.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Prospective residential and business solar prospects, contact us today for a solar site analysis.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-4210414728376882897?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/08/standard-solar-approved-delaware.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-5416220809754946568</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-08-10T14:29:57.276-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">insulation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Energy Audit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">energy star</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">home audit</category><title>Energy Audits</title><description>coming soon from Standard Solar - Energy Audits: &lt;a href="http://www.standardsolar.com/Resource-Center/Energy-Audits.aspx"&gt;http://www.standardsolar.com/Resource-Center/Energy-Audits.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-5416220809754946568?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/08/energy-audits.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-3773686000316238073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-30T10:34:50.658-04:00</atom:updated><title>Standard Solar System Owner Testimonial: Matthew and Sara Hecht</title><description>&lt;div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object height='350' width='425'&gt;&lt;param value='http://youtube.com/v/iJpDXeSSDpc' name='movie'/&gt;&lt;embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/iJpDXeSSDpc'/&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Matthew and Sara Hecht, Potomac, Maryland, 4.05kW SunPower Solar Panel System.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Hechts reveal one of their biggest lessons learned and how they feel it is everyone's responsibility to do something for the environment and for future generations. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-3773686000316238073?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/07/standard-solar-system-owner-testimonial_30.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-99758605812096013</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-22T18:04:30.922-04:00</atom:updated><title>MDV SEIA Taps Clifford as President</title><description>&lt;a href=http://shar.es/lEAo&gt;MDV SEIA Taps Clifford as President&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Posted using &lt;a href="http://sharethis.com"&gt;ShareThis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-99758605812096013?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/07/mdv-seia-taps-clifford-as-president.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-4903976302187458949</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:58:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-21T14:58:02.095-04:00</atom:updated><title>U.S. Department of Energy Solar Photovoltaic System- 360 View</title><description>&lt;div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object height='350' width='425'&gt;&lt;param value='http://youtube.com/v/43s39feDowg' name='movie'/&gt;&lt;embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/43s39feDowg'/&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A 360 degree view of our 205kW SunPower installation at the Department of Energy Headquarters. The solar system provides up to 8% of the Forrestal Complexs energy during peak demand hours. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The projection is to save taxpayers $26,000 during its first year of operation. This system puts the Department of Energy a big step closer to acquiring 7.5% of all energy from renewable sources by 2010. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4265577938621162873-4903976302187458949?l=standardsolar.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://standardsolar.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-department-of-energy-solar.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Standard Solar)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4265577938621162873.post-5243140649385490255</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-16T17:05:57.109-04:00</atom:updated><title>Standard Solar System Owner Testimonial: Warren Miller</title><description>&lt;div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;object height='350' width='425'&gt;&lt;param value='http://youtube.com/v/Lg5ep683b9E' name='movie'/&gt;&lt;embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/Lg5ep683b9E'/&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Warren Miller, N. 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