Bringing solar power to apartment tenants
SCE supports solar panel installation on affordable apartments in Orange to save residents money and help reduce their carbon footprint.
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Solar power advocates say they’re not done fighting California’s new solar rules yet
Even after an appeals court rejected a lawsuit to overturn new solar panel regulations, environmental advocates still won’t give up.
How solar panel farms can help protect racetracks
The climate and the adjacent land covered by solar panels help insulate racetracks from typical problems faced by other tracks.
This solar electric truck climbed the world’s highest volcano and set a world record
A Swiss team called Peak Evolution successfully climbed the western edge of Ojos del Salado in their solar-powered electric truck.
BLM welcomes input on proposed Sapphire Project in California
The BLM is seeking public comment on new project in eastern Riverside County that could generate and store up to 117MW of pv solar energy.
These fridges are powered by solar panels and ice batteries
Amped Innovation developed a solar-powered fridge to be deployed in rural Africa, where millions of people have limited electricity.
The Dutch are riding their bikes on two new solar cycle paths
Two solar cycle paths came online in the Netherlands, and they’re the country’s first to have 1,000 square meters of solar surface area each.
Electric vehicle owners and solar rooftops find mutual attraction
Of 131 million US households, about 4.5 million have added rooftop solar. 2023 set a record with more than 1 million EVs sold in the US.
The income gap among households with solar panels is shrinking, study finds
Solar panel owners are still more likely to have higher incomes and live in wealthier states, but a few trends are changing things.
California is less likely to have blackouts thanks to solar and big batteries
California’s risk of blackouts has fallen as more renewable energy & batteries are added to electric grid, reducing the need to import electricity