[CPEO-MEF] RENEWABLES: Solar roofs for military housing

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Federal government backs solar military project

Associated Press
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is providing a loan guarantee  
for a massive solar energy project that could double the number of  
glimmering solar panels on residential rooftops in the U.S.

The Energy Department said Wednesday it provided a partial guarantee  
for a $344 million loan to San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity for the  
SolarStrong Project, which seeks to place solar panels on 160,000  
homes across 124 military bases in 33 states.

"This is the largest domestic residential rooftop solar project in  
history," Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a news release. "This  
groundbreaking project is expected to create hundreds of jobs for  
Americans and provide clean, renewable power to our military families."

SolarCity CEO Lyndon Rive said the company already had started its  
first military base project under the program at Joint Base Pearl  
Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. When fully installed, about 2,000 military  
homes will be powered by solar at the base.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/07/3891447/federal-government-backs- 
solar.html

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Lenny Siegel
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