UC Merced wins highest honor for its efforts to go green
UC Merced was recently awarded a platinum rating – the highest honor – for their on-campus sustainability efforts.
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Protesters opposed to increased solar fee rally in San Luis Obispo
Solar workers, consumers, clean energy advocates and climate activists held a “Don’t Tax the Sun” rally last Tuesday in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Biden administration launches plan to bring solar to low-income homes
The Biden administration unveiled a new effort on Wednesday to hook up low-income residents with solar power.
New research says vertical solar panels have improved performance
Research shows the need for storage decreases if the majority of the solar capacity is installed vertically in an east-west orientation.
See the enormous solar panels of this Earth-monitoring satellite
A new Earth-monitoring satellite called EarthCARE will will study clouds and aerosols and includes a massive solar panel wing.
A giant battery storage plant is back online, just in time for summer
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility is back online, with 400 megawatts of capacity and the ability to run at that level for up to four hours.
Feds approve 1GW of Southern California solar projects
Three recently approved solar energy projects in the southern California desert are expected to add more than 1 GW of power to the state’s electrical grid.
Californians’ energy costs could rise and fall with judge’s solar call
A judge asked how to ease the shock of revamped electricity rates for California’s solar panel owners and got thousands of pages’ worth of advice.
Batteries are already helping power grids weather a hotter world
In California, batteries now contribute 60 times more to peak capacity than they did in 2017 as global temperatures rise, putting pressure on energy grids.
Rollout solar racking collects rainwater, cuts land-use requirements
Roll-A-Rack has developed a roll-forming solar racking system that captures rainfall on solar panels that can be used for irrigation.