Solar Industry News
Community solar is about to get a surge in federal funding. So what is community solar?
Community solar is poised to become much more common thanks to a new $7 billion fund tied to the Inflation Reduction Act.
Solar to soon offer grid more capacity than coal in Australia
Industry consultant SunWiz reports that almost 1/3 of homes in Australia have solar panels, the highest in the world, and will soon outpace coal's grid capacity.
Unique solar peaker plant breaks ground in California
Arevon Energy and San Diego Community Power broke ground on the Vikings Energy Farm, a solar + storage power plant in Holtville, CA.
Eleven states have committed to 100% clean electricity
Minnesota joins 10 other states with commitments to 100% clean energy. These states account for more than 25% of total US electricity consumption.
Solar and wind save €12 billion gas costs in EU since start of Russo-Ukrainian War
Thanks to the accelerated growth of solar and wind energy, the EU has saved €12 billion in gas costs since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Auckland Airport to build giant rooftop solar array
Auckland Airport plans to power up its roofs with the country’s largest rooftop solar array on its new Mānawa Bay outlet centre.
California’s rooftop solar rules facing rehearing requests
CA state regulators are now facing increasing pressure in the face of two separate requests for a rehearing of their new rooftop solar rules.
PG&E is testing different flavors of virtual power plant
The California utility PG&E is trying out two different models with Tesla and Sunrun to help ease summer grid stress.
Westerners support 100% clean energy, less oil drilling — even in red states
Results of a 2023 survey show that 2/3 of participants want to see 100% of their energy come from clean, renewable sources within 10 to 15 years.
Drinkers encouraged to ‘give a XXXX’ as brewer goes solar
Iconic Australian beer brand XXXX will be brewed using 100% clean energy from Lightsource bp’s 176 MW Woolooga solar farm.
Electricity day and night: Solar power is changing isolated Amazon communities
NGOs and governments have implemented renewable energy plans in different communities in the Amazon with positive results.
Kenya’s big flower farms shift to solar power
Kenya's rose and carnation producers are also showing love to Mother Earth, by shifting to solar power to fight climate change.
Floating solar on the equator could provide ‘limitless’ energy
Vast arrays of floating solar panels near the equator could provide unlimited clean energy to countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa, according to new research.
Rooftop solar benefits for apartment buildings, schools in crosshairs of California energy regulators
CA regulators are proposing a plan that could make it impossible for people in apartments, schools and small farms to reap the benefits of solar.
California electricity provider MCE brings more solar online
MCE continues to expand its local renewable energy portfolio with two new solar projects in Contra Costa and Napa counties.
Well-irrigated roofs with vegetation have cooling effect on PV systems
Scientists in the Netherlands have assessed how the so-called blue-green roofs can help reduce the operating temperature of rooftop PV panels and have found they provide a significant cooling effect.
Los Angeles boosts sustainability with Beam Global’s solar EV charging systems
The State of California anticipates 12.5 million EVs on its roads by 2035 and estimates the need for 1.2M public and shared chargers by 2030.
The world’s largest battery storage system just got even larger
The Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery energy storage system, has been expanded to 750 MW/3,000 MWh.
Mining the sun: Benefits of solar energy on former mine sites
Strategically siting new energy infrastructure can be an affordable path to repurposing former mine lands and brownfields into clean energy hubs.
Solar truck charging depot planned near Sacramento International Airport
The Sacramento International Airport announced that WattEV received a $40.5M grant to build truck charging depots in Northern CA and OR.
The battery boom continues in San Diego with new energy storage project
A new energy storage project has been unveiled in Chula Vista, San Diego, which has the capability to power nearly 3,000 homes for each hour it provides electricity to the grid.