Solar news: World’s largest rooftop solar tracker installation, Puerto Rico fire department turns to
In this week’s Solar News Report, tech company Edisun claims the largest solar tracker installation for a rooftop system, a Puerto Rican...
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Sep 28, 2017
Top Community Solar States: Minnesota vs California, Massachusetts Colorado Community Solar
Installed megawatts (MW) of PV from utility community solar projects StateMW InstalledHostsCompensation Minnesota120Investor owned...
Aug 18, 2017
Solar news: 40+ cities commit to 100% renewables, colorful solar panels, and how the solar eclipse w
More than 40 cities committed to 100% renewable energy, a unique colored solar panel breakthrough, and the impact of the coming solar...
Jul 21, 2017
Solar News: Mandatory Solar Panels on New South Miami Homes; Floating Solar Fields in China
In this week’s Solar News Roundup, a South Miami ordinance requiring all new houses to have solar panels installed, a new highly...
Jul 12, 2017
What are the fastest growing states for solar power in 2017?
In an industry that has continued to grow at an impressive rate nationwide (4.4x over the past 5 years), details on solar hot spots in...
May 22, 2017
The Past and Future of Battery Storage
With the cost of batteries dropping and a bevy of solar companies now offering residential backup systems, it may seem like the “solar...
Apr 18, 2017
Six Cities, Led by San Diego, Make California the Winner in Solar Survey
A new report, prepared jointly by the nonprofit organizations Frontier Group and Environment America Research & Policy Center, has named...
Feb 9, 2017
Solar canopy installations: bring shade and clean energy to your parking lot
What is a solar canopy? Solar canopies are elevated structures that host solar panels and provide shade. These overhead solar panel...
Jan 24, 2016
Palo Alto-Based Institute to Research Solar and Storage Integration
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) SunShot initiative has chosen a Palo Alto, California-based nonprofit, the Electric Power Research...
Nov 1, 2015
San Diego Meeting Heralds Changes in Solar and Storage
The Energy Storage North America (ESNA) Conference, a gathering of policy, technology and market leaders in the energy storage field, was...
Sep 5, 2015
San Diego Battery Storage Tariff May Be Good for Solar Customers
The San Diego-area utility, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) claims that rooftop solar without battery storage isn’t helping SDG&E...
Aug 2, 2015
Bay Area City to Add Free Solar to 130 Low-Income Homes
Over the next three years, the city of Richmond in the East Bay area will be adding solar to 130 low-income households there – without...
Jun 10, 2015
Second Time Around: Bay Area Gets PACE Financing… Again
The PACE financing program for solar installations – standing for Property Assessed Clean Energy – has recently experienced a revival in...
Jun 2, 2015
Two Sacramento Area Universities Compete for Solar Home “Bragging Rights”
Two universities in the Sacramento area are competing with 15 other college and university teams – and with each other – in the Solar...
May 21, 2015
From Dump to Dynamo: EPA Launches Giant Solar Project in Bay Area
On May 13, 2015, at Hayward, California, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrated the launching of the first project by...
May 20, 2015
Students Race for Solar (and Life) Knowledge in Riverside County
This past weekend, students from 41 Southern California high schools participated in the 13th Annual Solar Cup race, held on Lake Skinner...
May 15, 2015
Palo Alto Seeks to Lead in “Solar Ready” Housing in Bay Area
Just before Earth Day, the Palo Alto City Council unanimously passed an ordinance mandating that all new single-family residences in the...
May 14, 2015
San Diego Still #2 City for Solar in U.S., But Will It Remain a “Shining City”?
As had been the case the previous year, San Diego attained the number two spot, after Los Angeles, in overall solar capacity in the...
May 13, 2015
Disadvantaged Households in Fresno to Get Solar… and Financial Relief
A new statewide pilot program in California is giving free solar panels to households in disadvantaged areas, starting with communities...
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