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News California solar bills
California passes roadmap to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045:...

California is changing the renewable energy game yet again, sending a series of bills to the governor’s desk that will drive energy st...

August 31, 2018
News california storage bill
Solar workers rally at California state house to support self-generation...

The solar industry in California is rallying behind Senate Bill 700 to replenish incentives for residential and commercial energy storage sy...

August 20, 2018
News california
Senate Bill to transition California to 100 percent clean energy...

Advancing to full assembly late last week in California was Senate Bill 100, historic legislation to transition California to 100% clean ele...

July 9, 2018
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California to launch three programs to improve low-income community access...

Right on cue after our Install Inequality feature this week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) adopted three new programs to...

June 21, 2018
News solar california rule
Three possible shifts in California’s solar market after historic rule

When the world’s fifth largest economy mandates the use of your product, as is case for solar in California starting in 2020, outlooks...

May 14, 2018
News Lumidyne Consulting LLC
Report: Solar retrofit market in California hitting saturation point

Despite gaining ground in 25 states in the country, the overall residential solar market declined in 2017 due in large part to a decline in ...

March 26, 2018
News California solar power
California to standardize disclosures for solar contracts, protect solar customers

Gov. Brown signed AB 1070 (Gonzalez Fletcher) into law last week. The bill previously unanimously passed the California Assembly and Se...

October 16, 2017
News California solar power
California’s Clean Energy Storage bill passes Senate

While the executive branch attempts to go backward with its energy goals, progressive states continue to march forward as the California Sen...

June 5, 2017
News california-solar-map
CPUC relaunches Self-Generation Incentive Program with big focus on energy...

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced that the state’s Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP) successfully rel...

May 15, 2017
News california energy storage
California Senate Panel approves energy storage bill

The Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee approved a bill this week that would empower consumers to take part in California&...

April 28, 2017
News Pacific Gas & Energy
Attention California solar developers: PG&E puts out call for proposals

Approximately half of U.S. households and businesses are unable to install private solar systems due to space limitations or insufficient su...

August 30, 2016
News SMA Sunnyboy inverter
SMA’s Sunny Boy passes UL 1741 SA testing to meet...

SMA says it is the first inverter manufacturer to complete functional and safety testing with UL according to the UL 1741 SA (Supplement A) ...

August 19, 2016
News San Diego solar
San Diego is first California city to hit solar cap...

San Diego beat larger metro areas including San Francisco and Los Angeles to become the first city in California to reach the solar cap in t...

July 5, 2016
News cost of solar california
What’s it cost to install solar in California

As residential solar continues its explosive growth in California, homeowners considering solar confront a persistent question: How much doe...

March 29, 2016
News solar net metering
Solar vs. the state: Net metering, rate battles are heating...

The extension of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) got the big headlines, but the net metering and rate decisions being made around the countr...

February 16, 2016
News Sun Edison
SunEdison now helping to save water in California too

SunEdison signed a solar power purchase agreement with Stockton East Water District in Northern California and will install 2.2 MW...

February 10, 2016
News net metering
Another solar win: California keeps net metering rates

Outside of Nevada, the solar industry seems to be winning contentious debates left and right. Maybe the most major of these debates was...

January 29, 2016
News canadian-solar-logo
Recurrent Energy, Southern Power take charge of 200-MW Tranquility project

Canadian Solar announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America’s largest solar project developers, ...

August 31, 2015
News E.ON Solar
E.ON Solar completes its first project in Calif: 20 MW...

E.ON Solar, a part of E.ON SE, announced the completion of Alamo Solar in San Bernardino County, Calif. The 20 MW (AC) photovoltaic solar fa...

July 28, 2015
News California solar power
PG&E surpasses 10,000 solar customer milestone in three Calif. cities

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) hit the nice round number of 10,000 solar customers in each of three of California’s largest c...

July 22, 2015
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