Solar Industry News
Here’s how foundations are bringing solar to lower-income communities
Charitable foundations are using a variety of strategies to get solar panels for health centers, schools and other community buildings.
Education and health bodies in California warn against VNEM changes – “We all lose”
A coalition of School Board representatives, healthcare advocates and “climate leaders” in the North Bay area of California has spoken out against the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) proposal to alter the virtual net energy metering scheme (VNEM) in the state.
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.
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.
3.7-MWh ESS system in California to provide emergency water backup
Energy Toolbase has completed commissioning on Ventura Energy’s five-site at critical water facilities throughout Ventura County, California.
The planet needs solar power. Can we build it without harming nature?
There are ways for solar developers to make installations less harmful and even beneficial for many species.
As states slash rooftop solar incentives, Puerto Rico extends them
After CA gutted how much households are paid for excess solar power, Puerto Rico preserves net metering for clean energy & resilience.
Solar and batteries go big in the desert
The Edwards Sanborn Solar & Energy Storage project incorporates the highest capacity solar farm in the US with the largest battery storage system in the world.