SunPower loan program for U.S. residential solar and storage customers
The electricity savings could equal the monthly cost of the 25-year loan for a residential solar system.
Clean energy advocates are ready to do battle over California’s net energy metering program
The California Solar and Storage Association said it is urging regulators to prioritize consumer choice, energy reliability, and grid costs.
Report outlines rooftop solar and storage for 75% of Puerto Rico’s power, and at a lower cost
Distributed solar and storage should be the focus for $9.6 billion in FEMA funds allocated for Puerto Rico’s grid reconstruction, says a new report based on independent analysis.
California utilities allege $3b rooftop solar ‘cost shift’ in bid to change net metering rules
Solar advocates said the investor-owned utility proposal would hurt the state’s residential solar market and shift power from consumers to corporations.
Sunrise brief: 6 GW a year of new carbon-free resources? California faces a massive build-out
Also in the rise: Partners will test a large-scale vehicle-to-grid charging system, Canadian Solar funds a startup whose focus is on the rest of the world, Griddy files for Chapter 11 after ERCOT mess, and Daqo signs a supply agreement with a new wafer manufacturer.
U.S. solar industry comes ‘roaring back,’ breaks multiple records in 2020
Here are the brand-new stats and forecasts from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.
Hosting capacity maps: A gold mine for solar developers
Multiple states require electric utilities to share their power grid data with solar developers. The resulting tools are like treasure maps for solar developers.
The Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target program works. Here’s why
Tools deployed by the state as well as the underlying contract structure have created a program that local business and homeowners can grasp, and are investing in. That’s SMAHHHT.
Sunrise brief: Online tools target permitting, inspection, interconnection processes
The NREL-developed online Solar TRACE and Solar APP platforms aim to help developers, installers, and homeowners understand their local and utility PII process and streamline the often expensive and frustrating experience.
Bill would mandate rooftop solar on new homes and commercial buildings
The proposed Massachusetts mandate is modeled after a similar policy in California and would provide exemptions under certain circumstances.
