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Solar Rebate Program On Its Way Out The Door

A solar rebate program that has provided millions of dollars in subsidies to Pennsylvania consumers is ending, and alternative energy advocates are worried.  The AP has more: The Pennsylvania Sunshine program, passed in 2008, provided $100 million in solar rebates to homeowners and businesses to install such systems. That led to a boom, but the [...]

Corbett Administration Shifting Focus of Clean Energy Grants

Last week, the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority handed out the first round of clean energy grants, since Republican Tom Corbett took office. PEDA was formed in the mid-1980s, but stopped doling out grant money in 1995. Governor Rendell brought the program back to life in 2004, and funded it with the Growing Greener II bond [...]

Pennsylvania Doles Out $3.7 Million In Green Energy Grants

And speaking of solar energy, the Corbett Administration recently announced funding for 13 renewable energy projects here in Pennsylvania. The $3.7 million in grants continues a green energy-financing project begun during Governor Rendell’s tenure, which handed out $10 million in grants each year. The money came from the Growing Greener II fund. Here’s the release [...]

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