Solar Industry News
West Marin Senior Housing “loves” its new battery storage and solar
3 senior housing sites at Sage Lane have activated solar paired battery storage systems valued at $100,000 to power critical facility needs.
Federal agencies embrace solar EV charging
Beam Global recently announced a significant expansion of its customer base within the federal government.
Solar water heaters were cool in 1980s. They could be again.
Unlike pv panels, which can power your home, solar thermal panels are mainly used to heat water. But they’re smaller and more efficient.
Pasadena Water and Power seeks approval for 20-year, $500M solar energy contract
Pasadena Water & Power is seeking authorization from the City Council for a 20-year power sales contract for solar+battery energy storage.
California utility SDG&E brings online 180MWh of community-resiliency microgrids
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has brought online a portfolio of four ‘advanced’ microgrids equipped with 180MWh of battery storage.
Solar use on US farms jumps 30% in five years
PV installations increased 30% on farms in the latest US Census of Agriculture. Some 116,758 farms had solar panels in 2022, compared with 90,142 in 2017.
California assemblymember introduces bill to repeal NEM 3.0
AB 2619 will repeal the NEM 3.0 decision and require the CPUC to create a new rule structure based on the clean energy goals set by SB 100.
Super Bowl LVIII powered entirely by Nevada solar-plus-storage project
Super Bowl LVIII was powered entirely by renewable power, with an EDF Renewables solar-plus-storage project in Nevada.
Irvine’s Intersect office campus going solar
The Irvine office campus Intersect is adding a mega-solar project atop its roofs and car canopies in addition to a battery array.
VNEM lets renters in on rooftop solar – and California needs it most
VNEM incentivises builders to adopt rooftop solar and share the benefits – both financial and environmental – back to renters.
US solar dominates new build as developers widen search
Solar growth is spreading into new U.S. markets as developers tackle grid challenges and new demand pockets open up in central states.
A massive US solar panel maker just went all in on panel recycling
The newly announced solar panel recycling agreement between Qcells and SOLARCYCLE is a first-of-its-kind partnership between a large solar panel maker and an advanced solar recycler in the US.
50 organizations support AB 2256 to keep rooftop solar growing in California
Rooftop solar energy is essential to helping California meet its goal of generating 100% clean electricity by 2045.
Solar microgrid breaks ground in Northern California tribal community
Newsom Admin officials joined the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians at the groundbreaking of a large-scale solar & storage microgrid.
Solar panels are being used in Gaza to power wells, creating clean water
A man in the Gaza Strip is using solar panels to clean water for his neighbors in the midst of a humanitarian crisis.
California exceeds 100% of energy demand with renewables over a record 30 days
In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California’s main grid for 30 of the past 38 days.
California is a solar superpower
Solar energy will play an increasingly important role in helping California achieve its clean electricity goal by 2045.
A new dawn for solar cells: 190% quantum efficiency is possible
The Intertubes lit up today with news of a new, 190% efficient solar cell that could finally send fossil fuels packing once and for all.
California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering
California’s highest court granted review to a lawsuit challenging a “regressive” rooftop solar policy called NEM 3.0.
California ranked ‘greenest’ US state thanks to water conservation, EVs and rooftop solar
California ranks as the “greenest” state in America according to a report released Wednesday by the WalletHub personal finance website.
Istanbul hub to become 1st airport powered entirely by solar energy
Istanbul Airport will have its entire electricity needs met by a solar energy plant that is slated to be launched by the end of the year.