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 [...]
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 [...]
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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