Solar Industry News
Los Angeles region to accelerate clean energy efforts in run-up to 2028 Olympics
LA-region city and other groups published a road map to hasten greenhouse gas emissions reductions in advance of the Summer Olympics 2028.
Cambridge community solar program shines: Aims for carbon neutrality by 2050
Cambridge, MA climate initiatives are significantly supported, offering benefits beyond renewable energy resources and energy efficiency.
Idaho Power customers speak against proposal to change compensation for solar energy
Idaho Power customers raise concerns over proposed changes to solar energy compensation and how it could affect their ability to pay for bills.
Six Flags Magic Mountain announces groundbreaking of California’s largest solar energy project
Six Flags Magic Mountain announced that they will be breaking ground on a new 12.37MW solar carport & energy storage system n CA.
US-made DC containers to be cost-competitive with China in 2025 thanks to IRA, says CEA
The IRA and its upstream incentives have led to a boom in manufacturing investments across clean energy including lithium-ion batteries and energy storage.
Sheep graze on Texas solar farms as renewable energy companies embrace agriculture
Agrivoltaics could help solar companies win over opponents who want to see the land’s former use maintained.
Can Los Angeles lead the world on climate? We’ll soon find out
The clean energy road map lays out aggressive new climate goals for LA County. Those goals include a 15% reduction in planet-warming pollution between now and 2028.
$800 million solar cell manufacturing facility being built in southern Indiana
A new $800 million solar cell manufacturing facility is moving into southern Indiana that will bring 1,200 jobs over the next several years.
Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050
Solar energy is on track to make up more than half of global electricity generation by the middle of this century.
Opinion: The future of rooftop solar in California is more important than ever
Opinion: The CPUC needs to embrace the full potential of rooftop solar and energy storage to bolster the entire grid.
California reaches energy storage milestone
California has increased battery storage by 757% in only four years, and now has enough to power 6.6 million homes for up to four hours.
Construction starts on Sweden’s largest solar farm
Neoen and Alight have started building the 100MW Hultsfred solar farm in Sweden, which will purportedly be the country’s largest solar installation upon completion.
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.
Bayer builds 2.7-MW solar + storage project at research site in California
Enel North America completed a 2.7-MW solar and 1-MW/2-MWh energy storage system at Bayer’s research and development site in Woodland, CA.
Up to $9 billion in transferable tax credit transactions made in 2023 in the US
Between US$7 and US$9 billion in transferable tax credit transactions were made last year in the US, according to a report from Crux.