Solyndra Fall-Out Could Tank Solar For Military Bases -- CNET
SolarCity said today that the Department of Energy has not been able to finalize a loan guarantee for a project to install rooftop solar panels on military bases, blaming the political furor caused by bankrupt solar company Solyndra.
Earlier this month, the Department of Energy announced a $344 million conditional loan guarantee agreement with SolarCity to install solar photovoltaic panels at Department of Defense bases in 33 states. The distributed solar project, called SolarStrong, would have doubled the number of residential solar installations in the U.S. and would have been the largest rooftop solar project.
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My Comment: The sheer thievery and incompetence of Solyndra all but guarantees that future government monies for such projects will disappear .... especially when Congress starts to do what they should have done with Solyndra .... provide oversight and accountability.
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