Solar Industry News

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.

Bimbo Bakeries bakes up solar microgrids in California

Bimbo Bakeries has contracted with GreenStruxure to design and construct solar-powered microgrids at six California bakeries.

New California building codes include climate change mandates

Starting in January, most new commercial construction in California will be required to install some solar generation and battery storage.

This solar car will soon hit production and it only costs $25,900

Aptera is aiming to produce 10,000 cars by the end of this year, eventually ramping up production to 600,000 cars a year.

Solar supporters rally in front of Sempra’s San Diego Headquarters

Solar industry supporters rallied outside of Sempra’s San Diego headquarters Tuesday to protest Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0.