March 30, 2011. Banktech.com
At its members' request and in the interest of becoming more environmentally responsible, Cooperative Center Federal Credit Union in Berkeley, Calif. ($80 million in assets), is installing a 29.7 kilowatt DC photovoltaic solar system that's expected to meet 65% to 75% of the credit union's needs.

January 11, 2011. SFGate.com
This isn't the only such unit to pop up in the Bay Area during the past decade, though it might be the only one that can lay claim to "zero net energy status." The project includes eight solar panels, and they provide enough power to take care of all the cottage's needs.

September 16, 2010. APP.com
Tonight, the public will be able to hear the township school district's plans to use solar energy to generate electricity. Because the project is only in the discussion phase, no particulars are available other than that the initiative calls for 800 kilowatts of energy to be produced, slightly more than the 711 kilowatts the federal Department...

April 29, 2009. The Daily Californian
City of Berkeley and U.S. Department of Energy representatives unveiled a new city program Tuesday that provides community members with free solar energy consulting services.

October 11, 2008. InsideBayArea.com
...workshops for residents interested in new solar financing plan: The city of Berkeley is holding three workshops this month for property owners interested in learning more about a first-of-its-kind city program to help people with the cost of solar installation by tacking the cost onto their property tax bills over a 20-year period...

September 29, 2008. The New York Times
One of the limitations of solar photovoltaic systems is that, at the current state of the technology, no more than a quarter of the energy from the sun is converted to electric current...

September 17, 2008. The New York Times
The Berkeley City Council moved late Tuesday to eliminate one of the biggest obstacles to making homes more energy-efficient: the upfront cost.

July 24, 2008. sustainablebusiness.com
On Monday, California enacted a law that makes possible an innovative form of financing for solar energy and energy efficiency projects, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times ...

July 24, 2008. The Berkeley Daily Planet
Washington Elementary is set to become the first school in the Berkeley Unified School District to go solar, once construction of photovoltaic cells on its roof is completed in August ...

June 20, 2008. East Bay Business Times
Helio Micro Utility Inc. of Berkeley introduced a new financing plan for residential solar electricity systems that allows a homeowner to buy power from solar panels installed on their roofs without a large cash outlay...