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Knoxville chosen as 2008 solar city. Grant to buy energy panels, model for net-zero home. Knoxville News
Sentinel. March 29, 2008
Got Solar! Building new nuclear power plants would cost more per kilowatt than retail PV solar… Some may be
surprised to find that even retail prices for PV Solar power can out compete nuclear. Check out the references…
and go solar!
The Technical Potential of Solar Water Heating to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States. P.
Denholm: Technical Report NREL/TP-640-41157 March 2007
Papers on PV Load Matching and Economic Evaluation. Is There Really Enough Sun in the Empire
State? Utility Prospects Under the Sun by Chris Robertson (Electric Solar Utility Network)
Sentinel. March 29, 2008
Got Solar! Building new nuclear power plants would cost more per kilowatt than retail PV solar… Some may be
surprised to find that even retail prices for PV Solar power can out compete nuclear. Check out the references…
and go solar!
The Technical Potential of Solar Water Heating to Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the United States. P.
Denholm: Technical Report NREL/TP-640-41157 March 2007
Papers on PV Load Matching and Economic Evaluation. Is There Really Enough Sun in the Empire
State? Utility Prospects Under the Sun by Chris Robertson (Electric Solar Utility Network)
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ORNL goes solar with 288-foot span of panels. Array will provide 50+ kilowatts of power to lab's grid. Frank
Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. January 23, 2009.
Clarksville selected for factory. Solar industry plant will bring up to 500 jobs. Getahn Ward • THE
TENNESSEAN • December 13, 2008
Switch to solar power pays off — eventually. From maintenance to roof requirements, here's how to get
started. Nashville Tennessean. September 21, 2008.
Giant Retailers Look to Sun for Energy Savings. NY Times. August 10, 2008.
MIT Students Develop Revolutionary Solar Dish That is Hot Enough to Melt Steel June 21, 2008. Daily Tech.
Financing Your Solar (PV) System: A Guide for Congregations May 2007. CA Interfaith Power and Light.
New plant to build solar cells. Suniva to get $10 million in incentives from state, county. CEO expects metro
Atlanta to become a hub for the U.S. solar energy industry. By Michael Pearson. The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution. 06/06/08
A Solar Grand Plan. Scientific American December 2007. By Ken Zweibel, James Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis.
By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions
Munger Knoxville News Sentinel. January 23, 2009.
Clarksville selected for factory. Solar industry plant will bring up to 500 jobs. Getahn Ward • THE
TENNESSEAN • December 13, 2008
Switch to solar power pays off — eventually. From maintenance to roof requirements, here's how to get
started. Nashville Tennessean. September 21, 2008.
Giant Retailers Look to Sun for Energy Savings. NY Times. August 10, 2008.
MIT Students Develop Revolutionary Solar Dish That is Hot Enough to Melt Steel June 21, 2008. Daily Tech.
Financing Your Solar (PV) System: A Guide for Congregations May 2007. CA Interfaith Power and Light.
New plant to build solar cells. Suniva to get $10 million in incentives from state, county. CEO expects metro
Atlanta to become a hub for the U.S. solar energy industry. By Michael Pearson. The Atlanta Journal-
Constitution. 06/06/08
A Solar Grand Plan. Scientific American December 2007. By Ken Zweibel, James Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis.
By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions
State lures firms with carbon tax credit By Erik Schelzig • ASSOCIATED PRESS • March 1, 2009
Tennessee takes solar leap into future By Larisa Brass . Knoxville News Sentinel. March 3, 2009
$100M in incentives help cinch solar plant. State, county team up for deal that's been in works since 2005. By
Bill Poovey • ASSOCIATED PRESS • February 27, 2009
German firm to build solar products plant near Chattanooga Area to get 500 jobs By G. Chambers Williams
III • THE TENNESSEAN • February 26, 2009
$1B growth machine: Wacker Chemie building in Bradley County. Move seen as potential draw to other
plants. By Ron Clayton. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2/27/09
Tennessee takes solar leap into future By Larisa Brass . Knoxville News Sentinel. March 3, 2009
$100M in incentives help cinch solar plant. State, county team up for deal that's been in works since 2005. By
Bill Poovey • ASSOCIATED PRESS • February 27, 2009
German firm to build solar products plant near Chattanooga Area to get 500 jobs By G. Chambers Williams
III • THE TENNESSEAN • February 26, 2009
$1B growth machine: Wacker Chemie building in Bradley County. Move seen as potential draw to other
plants. By Ron Clayton. Knoxville News Sentinel. 2/27/09
Tennessee Solar Institute on track Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel March 30, 2010
The Open PV Project is a community driven database of Photovoltaic (PV) installations. The goal of this project is
to collect, organize and distribute knowledge of the location, size, cost and date of every PV installation in United
States.
Clinton selected for solar component plant. Initial employment will be 50-75 people; CEO says growth depends
on market. By Tom Humphrey Knoxville News Sentinel. January 21, 2010
Solar power's appeal heats up. Tax credits for solar panels lure homeowners, businesses to buy. By Anne
Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • January 10, 2010
State’s solar push could spur LightWave. Nashville Business Journal - by Linda Bryant December 18, 2009
Bredesen: State to get $62.5M stimulus grant for solar initiative. Rick Locker, The Commercial Appeal.
September 16, 2009
Georgia, Tennessee chosen for solar energy study. By: Pam Sohn. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Sept.
16 2009.
State allocates $62.5M to solar energy; $31M at UT's Cherokee campus. Tom Humphrey Knoxville News
Sentinel. May 14, 2009
Solar energy institute is proposed. Bredesen also calls for bipartisanship. Tom Humphrey Knoxville News
Sentinel. February 10, 2009
TN universities get $20 million federal grant for solar research By Jennifer Brooks •
THE TENNESSEAN • September 14, 2010
Grant will boost research for state's Solar Initiative Tom Humphrey Knoxville News
Sentinel September 10, 2002
Solar panel site dedicated. E. Knox installation touted as source of clean energy, way to
create new jobs. Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel August 12, 2010
Pulaski carport taps into solar power for TVA, autos By Anne Paine • THE
TENNESSEAN • August 4, 2010
Solar panel farm opens at Knox County Detention Center. Nash Armstrong Knoxville
News Sentinel July 15, 2010
Signal Energy picked to build solar farm. Nashville Tennessean. July 13, 2010
Solar power popularity rises in TN. Energy output grows as technology improves.
By Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • April 30, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) today released its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs. May
3, 2010.
Solar farm a first in Georgia. Savannah dermatologist makes his renewable energy
model work. Savannah Morning News. April 6, 2010
THE TENNESSEAN • September 14, 2010
Grant will boost research for state's Solar Initiative Tom Humphrey Knoxville News
Sentinel September 10, 2002
Solar panel site dedicated. E. Knox installation touted as source of clean energy, way to
create new jobs. Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel August 12, 2010
Pulaski carport taps into solar power for TVA, autos By Anne Paine • THE
TENNESSEAN • August 4, 2010
Solar panel farm opens at Knox County Detention Center. Nash Armstrong Knoxville
News Sentinel July 15, 2010
Signal Energy picked to build solar farm. Nashville Tennessean. July 13, 2010
Solar power popularity rises in TN. Energy output grows as technology improves.
By Anne Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • April 30, 2010
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) today released its annual assessment of leading utility green power programs. May
3, 2010.
Solar farm a first in Georgia. Savannah dermatologist makes his renewable energy
model work. Savannah Morning News. April 6, 2010
UT, TVA collaborate on renewable energy. Maryville Daily Times. Dec. 23, 2010.
Grants fueling solar energy 21 Tennessee companies have received a total of $7.28M to
fund innovation Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel December 17
Largest Solar Project in Tennessee Begins DomesticFuel.com November 16th, 2010
Industry group set up for solar Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel October 5, 2010
Solar proposals net $9M statewide Knox companies awarded 10 grants from stimulus fund
By Larisa Brass Knoxville News Sentinel September 30, 2010