Posts Tagged ‘solar’
Austin Could Land 500 Jobs From Facebook, Chinese Solar Company
Monday, March 1st, 2010
Austin could land a solar panel manufacturing plant and a local office for the Facebook social networking service, projects that together could bring 500 jobs within the next few years, city and state officials said Thursday.
Facebook Inc. plans to create a 200-employee sales and operations center in Austin, and Yingli Green Energy Americas Inc. is considering Austin and Phoenix, Ariz., for a large solar panel manufacturing plant and its North American headquarters.
Tags: facebook, jobs, networking, social, solar, yingli
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New Solar Program Could Front Costs For Homeowners
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009
The City of Austin is working on a new plan to make going green much easier on your wallet.
Solar power is a hot item in Central Texas.
This is a 4 kilowatt system. . . . .The total cost to the homeowner to install this system is right around $20,000. With all the rebates that are in place, the price tag works out to be less than half. Still, city leaders say that’s too much for many people. So Tuesday, they announced a new program where the homeowner wouldn’t have any upfront costs.
Tags: Green Home, solar, subsidization
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