February 4, 2016) Solar Washington has provided a chart of the number of added solar systems each year courtesy of Phil Lou, Solar Energy Specialist from the Washington State University Energy Program. Note that the Y-axis refers to #. (The 2015 bar is systems installed in 2015, not total systems in operation in 2015). View the full size chart (PDF).

Lawmakers in the U.S. House and Senate passed a spending package on December 18, 2015 that included multi-year extensions of solar and wind tax credits, plus one-year extensions for a range of other renewable energy technologies.

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(SHELTON, WA)-Participants joined with community leaders Tuesday, December 21, 2015 at Mason PUD 3's Shelton headquarters to dedicate Mason County’s first shared solar energy project.

The 75-kilowatt project is located at PUD 3’s Johns Prairie operations center. Approximately 110 PUD customers will be reaping benefits of energy produced by the solar array, a Washington State Production Incentive, and federal tax credits. It will generate enough electricity to power seven Mason County homes.

Everett, WA – Solar energy is shining bright among Snohomish County Public Utility District customers. Nearly 800 customers now have solar electric (photovoltaic or “PV”) systems on their roofs for a total generating capacity of 5 megawatts. In the past year, solar energy capacity has increased nearly 70 percent.

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A&R Solar (www.a-rsolar.com) was named a finalist in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Best Workplaces 2015. The company was founded in Seattle in 2007 by Andy Yatteau and Reeves Clippard as one of the first solar energy installation ventures in Washington State.