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New Report: California Leads the Nation in Solar Job Growth
The Solar Foundation’s California Solar Jobs Census Finds that California Solar Jobs Grew by Nearly 16% Last Year with Nearly 10,000 More...
Feb 12, 2015


Solar Suds: California Boasts World’s Largest Solar Brewery
This weekend, many Americans will be enjoying the culmination of the 2014-2015 NFL season by drinking some of their favorite frosty adult...
Jan 30, 2015


World’s biggest CSP plant connects to California grid
The largest solar thermal plant in the world has connected to the grid for the first time. The first of three units of the Ivanpah Solar...
Oct 1, 2013


Another California city mandates solar
A City Council in California has unanimously voted to mandate solar on new buildings. Located in Sonoma County, Sebastopol is the second...
May 17, 2013

California tops the nation for solar jobs
A new report has found that the U.S. solar industry now employs almost 120,000 people, with California leading the way. According to The...
Apr 22, 2013


Group funds solar panels for California non-profit
California-based Everybody Solar has funded a solar energy system for Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP), a non-profit that helps to...
Apr 2, 2013


Abengoa & BrightSource to build world’s largest solar power towers in California
Spanish firm Abengoa will partner with BrightSource Energy to build the world’s two largest solar power towers in Riverside County,...
Mar 18, 2013


Almost $1bn generated by 3rd party PV in California in 2012
Third party-owned solar in California generated $938 million last year, amounting to almost 75% of new installations in the state. That...
Feb 19, 2013


California Solar Initiative reaches 1GW milestone
California has reached a major PV energy milestone as state regulators announced that over 1GW of PV power has been installed through the...
Feb 7, 2013


California regulator proposes change to net metering program
On April 11, the Chairman of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed a new approach to net metering in the state that...
Apr 20, 2012

Report: 73.4% of new home solar systems in California are third-party owned
A report released yesterday found that almost 75 percent of Californians going solar now choose third-party owned systems. The report,...
Mar 28, 2012


Solar Decathlon to move from D.C. to California
After five successful Solar Decathlons in Washington, D.C., the competition is moving to California. On January 26, Energy Secretary...
Jan 28, 2012


Walmart expands solar initiative at California stores
On September 21, Walmart announced plans to install solar panels on up to 60 more stores in California, bringing the retail giant’s PV...
Sep 23, 2011
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