On the 1st day of Hurricane season, residents of the Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans City Councilmen and many environmental leaders are gathering at the Bayou Beinvenue Cypress Triangle Platform in the Lower 9th Ward to speak out to ask the Corps to make the protection of our communities top priority. For more information see: www.mrgomustgo.org. Gulf South Read more about Rally for Restoration[…]
Battery World has opened two new locations – one on Perkins Road in Baton Rouge and the other on Severne in Metairie. Battery World has partnered with Gulf South Solar to offer batteries for solar-power installations. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/business/46029047.html?showAll=y&c=y
Over 50 Environmental leaders from all over Louisiana came out to the Capital on Tuesday, May 26th to learn about important environmental legislation that is being considered by the Louisiana House and Senate. […]
Gulf South Solar, along with LSES went to the Capital on Tuesday to talk to lawmakers about a few of the many solar bills that have been submitted this session. While we were there, we were interviewed by LPB about the Solar Car Project and were asked our opinions on extending solar tax credits to businesses. Read more about LPB Covers Solar Bills at the Capital[…]
A team located in Buffalo, NY started a project called Solar Car Project. They built a solar powered car to travel the globe, where the journey began in the Great Lakes area on June 12, 2008. They travelled West to Oregon and Washington and up to Canada and in the Arctic Circle!
Louisiana now has another NABCEP (North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners) certified professional! Jeff Shaw, president of Gulf South Solar has earned the highest certification for the solar professional, NABCEP Solar PV Installer. […]
Gulf South Solar will be appearing at many Earth Day celebrations this month in Abita Spring, Baton Rouge and in Mobile, AL. Stop by our booth and check out our solar trailers! […]
Gulf South Solar will be exhibiting at the New Orleans Home and Garden Show, Thursday March 26 – Sunday March 29th at the Louisiana Superdome. […]
Regular Session, 2009
HOUSE BILL NO. 51
BY REPRESENTATIVE LEGER
TAX/INCOME-CREDIT: Increases the amount of the individual income tax credit for the installation of a wind or solar energy system and authorizes the credit to apply to systems installed on commercial property.
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Homeowners across Louisiana who have purchase solar systems in 2008 are aware of the very generous Louisiana state tax credit and the 30% federal tax credits available to them. Businesses however, are currently only able to claim the federal tax incentives. […]
Mobile, Alabama – January 2009 Gulf South Solar opened a branch office in Mobile in order to extend service coverage to the entire Gulf South region. […]
Ann Shaneyfelt, a Sierra Club Executive Committee Member and Gulf South Solar Employee, wrote an article for the Delta Sierran. The article is titled “Solar Tax Credits Demystified”. To view this article in PDF format, click here.
Glen Clouatre, General Manager at The Island and Gulf South Solar met with Allen Tumey of WAFB recently and gave him a bird’s eye view of the largest solar installation in the state of Louisiana. In this interview, Glen Clouatre shares information about the Island’s solar system and how much it is saving them each month in electrical bills. […]
Renovation Nation came to Baton Rouge last month to shoot an episode for their upcoming season and will feature Gulf South Solar installing a solar water heater. […]
Wednesday morning, November 19, 2008, Gulf South Solar was interviewed by Matt Williams of WAFB on their morning show. […]