Solar Industry News
Carlsbad-based solar car Aptera one step closer to hitting the road
The San Diego County company producing the car says their goal is to redefine transportation in a more innovative and sustainable way.
Across the country, houses of worship are going solar
The federal IRA has made it possible for governments and tax-exempt entities like houses of worship to get tax credits for renewable projects.
All eyes on California to figure out energy decarbonization, economic growth, and fairness
Around the world, people are watching California try to decarbonize electricity completely by 2045 while growing its $4-trillion economy.
Critics of California’s recent change in solar rules take their case to state Supreme Court
Three groups challenge an appeals court ruling that upheld the California Public Utilities Commission’s NEM 3 decision.
A new reality: The path forward for California’s solar and storage industry
According to forecasts from Wood Mackenzie, California’s residential solar market will see a 40% decline in 2024.
Duke Energy pilot could open door to VPPs at vertically integrated utilities
The North Carolina Utilities Commission has given Duke Energy the green light to move ahead with its PowerPair residential solar-plus-storage incentive program
NASA lays out the path to space-based solar power
Instead of collecting the sun’s energy on the ground, it may be possible to harvest it in space using satellites.
San Diego Community Power OKs contract for battery storage project in Chula Vista
San Diego Community Power recently added a pair of renewable energy projects to its energy portfolio, including one in South County.
Large-scale rooftop solar project unveiled in Northeast San Fernando Valley
A new 1.5-megawatt solar array will be installed atop a warehouse in Panorama City that will generate renewable energy to power 200 homes.
BLM approves Camino Solar Project in Kern County
BLM issued a Notice to Proceed authorizing Avangrid to begin construction of the Camino Solar Project, a 44MW solar photovoltaic facility.
CVS continues sustainable energy efforts at East Coast, California stores
CVS Health is going solar at nearly 1,000 locations through a new agreement with Constellation Energy Corporation.
Everywhere else you can install solar panels
If you want to take advantage of solar energy but you can’t (or don’t want to) put solar panels on your roof, you do have other options.
Officials greenlight massive billion-dollar solar farm project that will be largest of its kind
The Oak Run Solar Project on 6,000 acres in Madison County will be able to serve the grid with enough electricity to power 170,000 homes.
Spanish installer tests vertical rooftop PV array based on conventional panels
Sud Renovables has installed a pilot vertical rooftop PV system on one of its facilities in Barcelona, Spain.
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.