Tag Archives: solar energy

Mayor says Richmond’s green economy prospers despite Solyndra’s closure

By: Maggie Beidelman | September 13, 2011 – 6:00 am

When Fremont-based solar power company Solyndra LLC filed bankruptcy last week, “green job” supporters in Richmond shrugged their shoulders in indifference.

A North Richmond family goes solar for Earth Day

By: Kornelia Trytko | April 23, 2011 – 10:43 am

In celebration of Earth Day, a nonprofit solar panel installer helped a family in North Richmond reduce their electricity costs.

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar talks renewable energy in Richmond

By: Kerri Connolly | October 15, 2010 – 7:10 pm

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar visited the SunPower plant in Richmond on Thursday.