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The Super Bowl Blackout Illuminated an Unreliable Grid
In a bet that was rated 80,000 to one, the lights went out on the Ravens and 49ers at the Superdome last night. While it...
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Aug 24, 2011
“Did You Feel That?”
In response to the catastrophic earthquake in Japan earlier this year, and the ongoing tragedy at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, both Japan and Germany...
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Jun 16, 2011
Operation LIVE UNITED
On Tuesday, June 14 (Flag Day) the United Way of Long Island encouraged all Long Islander's to show support for our troops by wearing a...
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Apr 11, 2011
Long Island Local to Pedal from NYC to Washington, DC on Brita Climate Ride
EmPower Solar is proud to sponsor Ashley Hunt-Martorano, Program Director at Renewable Energy Long Island (reLi), who will be participating in the annual Brita Climate...
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Jan 25, 2011
Keep The Solar Decathlon On The National Mall
It was recently announced that the US Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition would be moved at the last minute from the National Mall in...
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Dec 23, 2010
Federal Solar Grant For Commercial Projects Extended One Year
Great news. Last week the federal government extended the Treasury Grant program in lieu of tax credits for commercial solar installations for one more year....
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Oct 21, 2010
Town of Hempstead Encourages Solar
The Town of Hempstead has recently taken many steps to go green, including installing a hydrogen fueling station at the Conservation & Waterways building in...
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Oct 05, 2010
750 kw of Residential Solar Rebates Obligated in just 11 Minutes
As was mentioned in the previous post, LIPA made rebates of $1.75/watt available for 750kW of Residential Solar for the rest of 2010 as part...
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Sep 29, 2010
LIPA Rebate Change
We are pleased to announce that LIPA has extended the 2010 solar rebate program. Here are the program details: Solar Pioneer (Residential): There will be...
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Aug 31, 2010
Affordable Solar Electric via Feed-in Tariffs?
The National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) reports that feed-in tariffs are responsible for 75% of solar photovoltaic and 45% of wind projects worldwide. Feed-in tariffs...
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