SOLAR INDUSTRY UPDATES

Friday, February 23, 2024

• US residential solar prices falling amid surging interest in storage (PV Magazine)

Thursday, February 22, 2024

• Everything you need to know about the types of solar batteries (USA Today)
• Considering going solar? Here’s how many solar panels you really need (USA Today)
• Here are 3 standout rooftop solar trends that emerged in 2023 (electrek)

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

• Rooftop solar has technical potential to meet 45% of U.S. electricity demand (PV Magazine)
• For Consecutive Days, California Produced 100% of Electricity From Renewables (ABC 25)

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

• Meet the other solar panel (Washington Post)
• VNEM lets renters in on rooftop solar – and California needs it most (PV Tech)

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

• Meet the other solar panel (Washington Post)

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

• Shopping for Solar Panels? Don’t Forget a Home Battery (Bloomberg)

Friday, January 12, 2024

• Small-scale solar best for environment but agrivoltaics may be the answer (PV Magazine)
• EV owners more likely to install rooftop solar on homes (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, January 9, 2024

• Rain insufficient for removing tree pollen from solar panels (PV Magazine)
• California to grant $52 million for vehicle-to-grid home energy stations (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

• Most read articles of 2023: pv magazine USA (PV Magazine)

Friday, December 29, 2023

• Four US rooftop solar trends in 2023 (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

• 10 charts that sum up 2023’s clean energy progress (Canary Media)

Monday, December 25

• All I want for Christmas is one terawatt of solar deployed annually (PV Magazine)

Saturday, December 23, 2023

• Solar manufacturers unite to develop standards for 700 W-plus modules (PV Magazine)

Thursday, December 21, 2023

• California court upholds state rooftop solar rule (Energy News Network)
• Who’s on top of the residential solar-plus-storage market? (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, December 20, 2023

• CALSSA: California to lose 22% of solar jobs by end of year (Solar Power World)
• Rooftop Solar Important Piece of Fight Against Climate Change (Power Magazine)
• Suddenly, US electricity demand is spiking. Can the grid keep up? (Canary Media)

Tuesday, December 19, 2023

• Here’s how experts graded US climate progress in 2023 (Grist)
• U.S. House Energy Committee expresses outrage over solar sales tactics (PV Magazine)

Monday, December 18, 2023

• 38% solar growth pushing wind-solar dynamic duo past coal in 2024 (PV Magazine)

Friday, December 15, 2023

• The US installed more solar in 2023 than ever before (Canary Media)

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

• What happens when the sun doesn’t shine? (PV Magazine)

Friday, December 8, 2023

• US Residential Solar Installations Broke Record in Third Quarter (CNET)

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

• Renewable energy industry outlook shines a light on solar (PV Magazine)
• Treasury overloaded by renewable energy low-income tax credit applications (PV Magazine)

Monday, December 4, 2023

• California “added insult to injury” latest anti-solar ruling (PV Magazine)
• What drives solar adoption not equal across income levels (PV Magazine)
• Clean Energy Traffic Jam Snarls Grid Access in Key Solar Market (Bloomberg Law)
• US Treasury swamped by demand for bonus wind, solar tax credits in low-income areas (Reuters)

Friday, December 1, 2023

• CPUC Decisions Imperil Rooftop Solar in California, Jeopardizing the State’s Clean Energy Goals (SEIA)

Thursday, November 30, 2023

• New global solar installations to hit 413 GW this year, says BloombergNEF (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

• Solar surging 58% in 2023, 413 GW of installations expected globally (PV Magazine)

Monday, November 27, 2023

• Grid interconnection: The bottleneck holding back renewables developers (PV Magazine)
• World Appears on Track to Triple Renewable Power by 2030 (Yale Environment 360)

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

• U.S. Energy Information Administration says solar power will surpass hydropower by 14% next year (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

• How Solar Sales Bros Threaten the Green Energy Transition (TIME Magazine)

Friday, November 17, 2023

• Treasury releases guidance for clean energy Investment Tax Credit (PV Magazine)
• California slashes rooftop solar export compensation for renters, schools, farms (PV Magazine)
• “The only winners here are big utilities” – Solar industry reacts to CPUC virtual net metering changes (PV Tech)

Thursday, November 16, 2023

• Solar tax credit transfer market gains momentum (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, November 14, 2023

• California project is second in US to employ used EV batteries to sell power to the grid: B2U (Utility Dive)
• Long-duration storage and renewables can cut global industrial emissions by 65% (PV Magazine)

Thursday, November 9, 2023

• California rooftop solar policy struggles serve as warning to nation (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, November 8, 2023

• Home Batteries Aren’t Just for Backup Power Anymore (CNET)

Thursday, November 2, 2023

• Global PV must grow to 5,400 GW by 2030 to limit global warming (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

• 54,500 GW-miles of within-region transmission needed for a clean grid, says DOE (PV Magazine)
• California is curtailing more solar power than ever before (PV Magazine)
• How the IRA is changing the U.S. solar manufacturing landscape (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

• California Reaches Energy Storage Milestone (Office of Governor Newsom)
• California increases energy storage capacity by more than 700% in four years, governor’s office says (Fox40)

Monday, October 23, 2023

• U.S. solar generation has grown 12x in a decade (PV Magazine)

Saturday, October 21, 2023

• A Giant Grid Bottleneck Is Threatening Climate Goals (Washington Post)

Friday, October 20, 2023

• College students create 3D printed home that took only 15 months to build for $250,000 (ABC 7) — TENCO SOLAR Project!

Thursday, October 19, 2023

• This Number Helps Explain Why Rooftop Solar Is Becoming More Attractive in Many States (Inside Climate News)
• The world has already crossed a ‘tipping point’ on solar power (Bloomberg News/Financial Post)
• L.A.’s first legal 3-D-printed house is here. It was built by students in just 15 months (LA Times) — TENCO SOLAR project!

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

• Will solar overtake natural gas by 2030? (PV Magazine)
• Qcells completes expansion of Georgia solar manufacturing facility (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

• Annual U.S. clean energy investment grows 37% (PV Magazine)
• 10 Surprising Facts About Residential Solar Energy (greener ideal)

Thursday, October 12, 2023

• A Reality Check About Solar Panel Waste and the Effects on Human Health (Inside Climate News)
• 3 counties could power over 250,000 homes with clean energy with one change: ‘Imagine our entire state’s potential’ (yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, September 28, 2023

• US set to install 66 GW of storage in 2023-27 period, says WoodMac (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

• Global carbon emissions-free electricity reaches 38% (PV Magazine)
• Storm readiness: Shifting from generators to energy storage systems (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

• U.S. energy storage sets Q2 high water mark with 1.7 GW / 5.6 GWh (PV Magazine)

Monday, September 18, 2023

• Flexibility and Effectiveness Make Solar Carports a Preferred Sustainable Energy Solution (Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, September 15, 2023

• California’s Climate Disclosure Bill Could Have Nationwide Impacts (Inside Climate News)
• How long do residential solar batteries last? (PV Magazine)

Thursday, September 14, 2023

• Unraveling the IRA’s domestic content rules (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

• This Year’s Rooftop Solar Installations Expected to Break Last Year’s Record, Experts Say (CNET)
• How long do residential solar inverters last? (PV Magazine)

Monday, September 11, 2023

• How long do residential solar panels last? (PV Magazine)
• How the Inflation Reduction Act clean energy programs benefit U.S. communities and business (PV Magazine)

Thursday, September 7, 2023

• Solar Installations in 2023 Expected to Exceed 30 GW for the First Time in History (Solar Energy Industries Association)
• A new requirement for California solar projects coming in January 2024 (Solar Power World)

Monday, September 4, 2023

• Highway solar could power 270,000 California homes, say green groups (PV Magazine)

Saturday, September 2, 2023

• New to Solar Net Metering? Here’s What You Need to Know for Your State (CNET)

Friday, September 1, 2023

• New Research Suggest Wind, Solar to Power One-Third of Global Electricity by 2030 (Tech Times)

Friday, August 25, 2023

• SunPower survey finds education is essential to scaling residential solar (PV Magazine)
• Solar continues march to top renewable electricity source in the United States (Solar Power World)

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

• The Duck Curve: What Is It and Is It a Problem? (CNET)

Monday, August 21, 2023

• California solar generation increases twentyfold between 2012 and 2022 (PV Tech)

Thursday, August 17, 2023

• Is It Worth Waiting for Solar Panel Prices to Fall More? (CNET)

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

• Domestic content guidance on solar cells and structural steel (PV Magazine)
• Summer has been no sweat for California’s increasingly green energy grid, but the hottest days may still lie ahead (NBC News)

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

• Enphase releases solar products optimized for NEM 3.0 (PV Magazine)

Monday, August 14, 2023

• Over 155 GW of U.S. solar manufacturing announced in one year (PV Magazine)

Thursday, August 10, 2023

• 2023 Guide to Solar Incentives and Rebates for Homeowners (MarketWatch)

Monday, August 7, 2023

• California puts multi-meter rooftop solar at risk in proposed decision (PV Magazine)

Thursday, August 3, 2023

• WoodMac predicts 270 GW of new global PV capacity in 2023 (PV Magazine)

Thursday, July 27, 2023

• Debunking anti-solar arguments (PV Magazine)
• Amid record heat, solar farms help ease the strain on U.S. power grids (CBS News)

Monday, July 24, 2023

• How will the latest change to net metering impact solar adoption in California? (PV Magazine)

Sunday, July 23, 2023

• One year old, US climate law is already turbocharging clean energy technology (AP)

Thursday, July 20, 2023

• Solar panels built over water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren’t they widespread? (PBS News Hour)
• How Batteries Can Unlock the Full Value of Your Solar Panels (CNET)

Friday, July 14, 2023

• Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits (PV Magazine)

Thursday, July 13, 2023

• Batteries, not blackouts: California’s power grid gets boost from battery energy (CBS News Sacramento)

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

• Solar generated 7% of US electricity in April (PV Magazine)
• Meeting prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

• California’s electricity duck curve is deepening (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

• This Is How Many Solar Panels You Need to Power Your House (CNET)

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

• Buying renewable energy doesn’t mean what you think (The Washington Post)

Monday, June 19, 2023

• Noting a Mountain of Delays, California Lawmakers Advance Bills Designed to Speed Grid Connections (Inside Climate News)
• SolarEdge unveils bidirectional EV charger (PV Magazine)

Thursday, June 15, 2023

• Why the Cost of Solar Panels Will Likely Keep Falling (CNET)
• Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now (Inside Climate News)

Wednesday, June 14, 2023

• Direct pay, transferability guidance released for clean energy tax credits (PV Magazine)

Thursday, June 8, 2023

• U.S. solar market expected to triple in size in five years (PV Magazine)
• How the Federal Solar Tax Credit Works (CNET)

Saturday, May 27, 2023

• California Solar Panel Incentives: Tax Credits, Rebates, Financing and More (CNET)

Friday, May 26, 2023

• Solar module prices at two-year low, deployment to reach 300 GW this year (PV Magazine)
• U.S. clean energy market deployed 25.5 GW in 2022, third largest year on record (PV Magazine)
• California Senate proposes $400 million community solar and storage investment (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

• New solar panels produce water from humidity (PV Magazine Global)

Sunday, May 21, 2023

• The homeowner basics of financing solar power for residential real estate (CNBC)

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

• California to Spend $7.3 Billion on New Transmission Lines to Support Clean Energy (Times of San Diego)

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

• Tax Credits and Incentives Help Businesses Go Solar Too (CNET)

Monday, May 15, 2023

• IRS details which renewable energy components must be made in the US to qualify for IRA tax credits (Utility Dive)

Thursday, May 11, 2023

• Solar on industrial rooftops could meet 35% of electricity demand of manufacturing facilities (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

• We need an area the size of Texas for wind and solar. Here’s how to halve it. (Washington Post)
• Long popular in Asia, floating solar catches on in US (ABC News)

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

• U.S. solar installers list Qcells, Enphase as top brands (PV Magazine)

Thursday, May 4, 2023

• California utilities commission sued for gouging rooftop solar payments (PV Magazine)

Monday, May 1, 2023

• LG launches U.S. residential energy storage system(PV Magazine)
• Floating PV System Provides Smart Energy and Savings for Wastewater Plant (POWER)

Friday, April 28, 2023

• House votes to restore solar panel tariffs, Biden vows to veto bill if it passes Senate (CNBC)

Thursday, April 27, 2023

• How to Make Sure Your Solar Panels Last for Decades (CNET)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

• Enel finalizing site for 3 GW solar panel and cell factory in the U.S. (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

• California hits 1.5 million in zero-emission vehicle sales (The San Diego Union Tribune)
• Six Flags Announces California’s Largest Solar Energy Project at Los Angeles Property, Six Flags Magic Mountain (Yahoo! Finance)
• German startup unveils mobile, tiltable PV modules (PV Magazine)

Saturday, April 22, 2023

• Solar Power Is Renewable Energy. Here’s Why That Matters (CNET)

Thursday, April 20, 2023

• New report: Rooftop solar on America’s warehouses could power every household in every state’s largest city (Environment America)
• Researchers look beyond silicon to potentially double solar cell efficiency (PV Magazine)
• Driven by solar, California’s net demand hit zero on Sunday (PV Magazine)
• Tracking the sun on uneven terrain (PV Magazine)

Saturday, April 15, 2023

• Most Efficient Solar Panels for 2023 (CNET)

Thursday, April 13, 2023

• California Wants to Cover Its Canals With Solar Panels (NY Times)

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

• Generac unveils commercial and industrial scale battery energy storage system (PV Magazine)
• California senate transport committee passes solar parking canopy and highwayside law (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

• Robotic solution designed to address solar installer shortage (PV Magazine)

Monday, April 10, 2023

• Solar-powered cannabis cultivation (PV Magazine)

Saturday, April 8, 2023

• How Solar Panels Work When the Sun Isn’t Out (CNET)

Thursday, April 6, 2023

• VP Harris announces huge Qcells solar panel deal during Georgia visit (The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)
• Renewables to represent 69% of U.S. capacity additions through mid-century (PV Magazine)
• Wind and solar power generators wait in yearslong lines to put clean electricity on the grid, then face huge interconnection fees they can’t afford (CNBC)

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

• Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer plans net zero apartment upgrades across US (East Bay Times)

Monday, April 3, 2023

• California Voice: Community solar could revolutionize clean energy access (Marin Independent Journal)
• California Grid Needs $9.3 Billion Upgrade in Renewables Shift (Bloomberg – Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, March 30, 2023

• Solar, microgrids and EV buses discussed at first Clean Energy Schools Symposium (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

• German manufacturer achieves 80% overall efficiency with new PVT solar module (PV Magazine)
• Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the U.S. last year (PBS NewsHour)

Monday, March 27, 2023

• Why the U.S. Is Still Betting on These Unusual Solar Projects (Heatmap)

Friday, March 24, 2023

• LG Energy Solution quadruples investment in U.S. battery manufacturing facility (PV Magazine)

Thursday, March 23, 2023

• Solar Power Is Finally Becoming Accessible To Everyone (Forbes)
• US residential solar to boom amidst homeowner energy concerns and IRA tailwinds – Aurora Solar (PV Tech)
• Do solar farms hurt property values? Most Americans don’t have anything to worry about, study finds (USA Today)
• Qcells announces new solar encapsulant facility in Georgia (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

• Residential solar quotes average $2.85 per watt, said EnergySage (PV Magazine)
• Are Floating Solar Panels the Future of Clean Energy Production? (Smithsonian Magazine)

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

• Global study highlights potential of floating solar (PV Magazine)
• Iberdrola using dogs, robots to monitor solar plants (PV Magazine)

Monday, March 20, 2023

• Made-in-the-USA solar panels could cut emissions by 30%, says study (PV Magazine)

Thursday, March 16, 2023

• Clean electricity to reach as high as 90% by 2030 (PV Magazine)
• CA utilities commission hears from public angry about upcoming solar panel rate change (Courthouse News Service)
• New California bill aims for more solar over parking lots and along highways (Solar Power World)

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

• Stella the Stargazer – the latest in a trend of luxury, solar-powered getaways (PV Magazine)

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

• The world’s largest solar panel manufacturer is coming to Ohio (PV Magazine)

Monday, March 13, 2023

• Solar on U.S. houses of worship triples relative market share of other non-residential buildings (PV Magazine)
• Study shows symbiotic effect of heat pumps and residential solar (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

• Growing crops at solar farms can enhance panel performance and longevity – study (PV Tech)

Monday, March 6, 2023

• UCLA Engineers Design Solar Roofs to Harvest Energy for Greenhouses (Samueli- UCLA: School of Engineering)

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

• Rooftop Solar Advocates Request New CPUC Hearing (The Independent)
• Solar Panels Over California’s Canals Could Save Water While Making Clean Energy (Gizmodo)

Monday, February 27, 2023

• Solar produced nearly 5% of U.S. electricity in 2022, generation up 25% (PV Magazine)

Friday, February 24, 2023

• California ups renewables target again with new plan to add 85GW by 2035 (Yahoo! News)
• Silfab launches U.S.-made x-pattern residential solar panels (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

• S. Battery Installations Soared in 2022, Reshaping Power Grids (Scientific American)
• The US could soon produce a majority of the solar panels it uses, but for SEMA, that’s just the beginning (Utility Dive)
• What’s Going on with California’s Rooftop Solar Battle? (NonProfit Quarterly)
• Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding. So What Is Community Solar? (Inside Climate News)

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

• Paladin Power Launches All-in-One Inverter and Battery Energy Storage System to Power Residential and Commercial Properties On and Off Grid (Yahoo)
• The big reuse: 25 MWh of ex-car batteries go on the grid in California (Arstechnica)

Sunday, February 19, 2023

• Thousand Trails Wilderness Lakes Campground Goes Solar with Renewable Energy Initiative (Yahoo)
• Retaining value for solar customers under California Net Billing 3.0 rule change (PV Magazine)

Saturday, February 19, 2023

• Net Metering Changes in California: How Will They Impact You? (CNET)

Friday, February 17, 2023

• The outstanding success of solar on new homes in California (PV Magazine)

Monday, February 13, 2023

• California’s new net metering policy brings batteries into the forefront (PV Magazine)

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

• Renewables will be world’s top electricity source within three years, IEA data reveals (Carbon Brief)

• 12.22.2022 – How California’s new rooftop solar rules will affect you (LA Times)
• 12.15.2022 – California Reduces Subsidies For Homes With Rooftop Solar (NY TIMES)
• 11.18.2022 – The New Plan To Slash Rooftop Solar Incentives Is Better — But Still Too Extreme (LA Times Editorial)