Rooftop Solar

Government Report Cites Solar Industry Supports More Jobs Than Coal Industry

In September 2017, a Court of Appeals of North Carolina decision held that entities installing solar panels on customer rooftops are “public utilities” under state law, at least if they retain ownership of the panels and sell the output to the customer.

Work Crew Installs Solar Power Panels In Santa Monica

Thanks to improvements in technology, it’s easier than ever to be green. Solar panels and electric vehicles (EVs) are two prime examples of technologies that can help people minimize their environmental footprint, without sacrificing comfort or having to radically change their daily behavior. But the question still remains: How much of an environmental benefit do… Keep reading →

Solar Energy Remains Popular For Private Homeowners

Rooftop solar provides many benefits to the electric grid, like having no fuel costs and increasing electric grid resiliency – the ability to quickly recover from problems. So how can utilities recognize these benefits and reward people who install solar at their homes and businesses? A popular way is through net metering, which allows customers to… Keep reading →

Renewable Energy Update – September 2017 #2

Solar Energy Is Focus Of Energy-Producing Housing Colony

A Department of Energy effort to lower the cost of solar power has hit a key goal thee years early.

Renewable Energy Update – April 2016

New Combined Electricity Project Connect Spain and France

The operator of a massive U.S. government-backed solar project in California that fell short of production targets says the facility more than doubled its output last month.

Here Comes The Sun: New CPUC Tariff Preserves Most Benefits For Rooftop Solar

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On January 28, 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission voted in a 3-2 decision to approve a new tariff that preserves net energy metering.

California Power Grid Strained By Heat Wave

Not too long ago, making and selling your own electricity via rooftop solar was a novelty. Today, with 784,000 homes and businesses in the United States already on solar, such transactions are taking place every day in 44 states. Now comes Bring Your Own Battery (BYOB), the latest technology trend to disrupt the utility business… Keep reading →

Apple Borrego

The commercial and industrial solar power sector has not yet taken flight in the same way that residential and utility-scale solar has in recent years. But to many in the solar industry, that just screams opportunity. The C&I solar market is a strange animal for several reasons, but changing economics, regulations and technology appear to… Keep reading →

California Continues To Lead U.S. In Green Technology

The electric utility industry is in the midst of unprecedented change. Despite these changes, most utility rate designs remain largely based on formulas devised more than a century ago. The fallacy of applying 19th century rate structures to 21st century electric utility services is made clear by the economic effects of demand-side management programs and… Keep reading →

zs peak solarcity

When SolarCity management had its most recent earnings call, in February, there was a lot of disappointment about deployments in the commercial sector. The company built just 28 megawatts in the final quarter of 2014, less than it had in the same quarter in 2013. On an annual basis, commercial went from 75 out of… Keep reading →

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