Solar Industry News
How states are reimagining power grids to take advantage of wind and solar
States are turning to transmission lines, substations, and transformers to get electricity from wind farms and solar plants into homes and businesses.
Construction begins on 3GW transmission line between Arizona and California
A 500kV, 125-mile transmission line between CA and AZ broke ground to give over 3GW of renewable energy capacity to the US Desert SW region.
As solar + storage ready becomes a title 24 mandate, smart technology helps flatten the complexity curve
With the new Title 24 solar + storage mandate for 2023, new technologies are helping to simplify the learning curve of implementation.
CPUC proposal would order an additional 4 GW of clean energy resources to bolster grid reliability
The CPUC is considering asking electricity providers in the state to procure 4GW of new capacity to ensure grid reliability.
How Ivy Energy is influencing policy and bringing affordable clean energy to Californians
Ivy Energy's Virtual Grid uses smart grid logic and proprietary algorithms to distribute solar energy between multiple units accurately.
All you need to know about solar panels in Los Angeles
Los Angeles is the nation's leading city for installed solar capacity. Solar energy is the city's most abundant renewable power source.
This solar + storage project could be a US grid game changer
The Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a utility-scale solar storage project that can provide power to both AC and DC high-voltage lines
DSD and The Home Depot to install 13 MW solar portfolio in California
DSD will work with The Home Depot to install 13MW of rooftop solar across 25 store locations in California.
Element Resources to use solar to fuel green hydrogen production facilities in California
Element Resources plans to build and operate a major renewable hydrogen production facility in Lancaster, California, powered by solar energy.
California slashed rooftop solar payments. Now opponents want a rehearing
A trio of environmental groups wants the CPUC to upend last month’s decision that overhauled the rules for rooftop solar.
25-MW solar + storage project underway at California mixed-use community
The second phase of a 25-MW, solar + storage project is underway at Bishop Ranch, a 600-acre mixed-use neighborhood in San Ramon, California.
24/7 carbon-free energy is about to become a reality in California
Peninsula Clean Energy says it can deliver affordable clean energy to its Bay Area territory nearly every hour of the year by 2025.
South America’s largest floating solar farm launched in Colombia
Noria Energy launched a 1.5MW floating solar power system on the reservoir at Colombia’s Urrá Dam, the largest project of its kind in South America.
Here are the top solar power states in the USA (Sunshine State just 16th)
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its Spring 2023 Solar Industry Update, and The Sunshine State ranks 16th in solar adoption.
A Swiss startup is mounting solar panels on used wind turbine blades
A Swiss startup is using reclaimed wind turbine blades instead of metal beams as horizontal supports for solar panels.
Local solar and storage are essential to the electrification movement
The key to lowering the cost of electrification is energy management and demand response, starting with local solar and storage.
Roof-integrated solar takes 44% less time to install on new construction
NREL researchers found that the normalization of retrofit RIPV solar projects in the installation process could speed up installations.
Global solar demand to grow by 40% in 2023 as prices fall and capacity grows
Global demand for solar PV could rise up to 40% in 2023 as favourable economics in the solar sector combine with broad policies.
Feds auction NV public land leases for record $105 million, highlighting solar boom
Federal land managers auctioned off thousands of acres in Nevada’s Amargosa desert for solar development, resulting in $105M in new leases.
China on course to reach solar and wind power goals five years ahead of schedule
China set a target of 1,200GW of utility-scale wind & solar capacity by 2030, but a new GEM report says it is set to meet the goal 5 years early.
Solar power proves its worth as heat wave grips the state
Texas has seen a boom in solar power in recent years, and experts say that’s helped the state grid weather an intense June heat wave.