Utility regulators to defend new California solar rules in court this week
Environmental groups asked the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco to force CA regulators to reconsider new rooftop solar rules.
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California food processor is getting 2.2-MW solar portfolio
Pearl Crop, a food processing company in central California, will build a 2.2-MWDC commercial solar project portfolio involving four projects across three different locations in Ripon, Linden, and Stockton, CA.
US adds 6.5GW of solar PV in record third quarter, residential to decline in 2024
The US solar industry has registered its best third quarter ever with 6.5GW of PV installed in Q3 2023 but residential started slowing down.
IEA: World needs to pick up pace on energy efficiency
The world needs to double the pace at which it’s deploying energy efficiency measures if it hopes to meet global climate goals, IEA says
Lobbyists call for more front-of-meter solar in California
Six advocacy groups have challenged California’s process to evaluate pathways to 100% clean electricity by 2045
AI-powered permitting is speeding up solar deployments in California
Symbium signed up 22 CA cities to try out its software, which uses automation techniques to slash the time it takes to process solar permits.
California’s rooftop solar policy is killing its rooftop solar industry
New projects have cratered and job losses are mounting in the six months since California regulators slashed the value of home solar systems.
Students host clean energy celebration calling on UCSB to commit to 100% clean energy by 2035
Students at UCSB hosted a campus event in support of getting the university to commit to 100% Clean Energy by 2035.
Cornell researchers say new wind and solar power projects could profit from Bitcoin mining
Cornell University researchers say newly developed wind & solar power projects could actually profit by using their energy for Bitcoin mining.
‘Once in a generation’: US confirms huge lithium deposits in California’s Salton Sea
A US DoE analysis of the Salton Sea and surrounding environs found that lithium production could reach 3.4m tonnes essential for batteries.