Sunrise brief: California rooftop solar installations drop 80% following NEM 3.0
Also on the rise: EV adoption can help curb urban air pollution. Battery prices down 14% this year. And more.
California rooftop solar installations drop 80% following NEM 3.0
Over 17,000 layoffs have occurred, representing 22% of the industry. More job losses are expected.
100 years of patience needed for $1 billion in interconnection costs
Part of a century-old European group, BayWa r.e., spoke on interconnection challenges, transparency, and the enduring vision needed to navigate gigawatts of interconnection queue positions.
New Hampshire seeks $70 million to expand low-income community solar
The state’s Department of Energy requested a federal grant under the EPA’s Solar for All program.
New York State hits a milestone with 2 GW of community solar installed
This top community solar market has a total of 5 GW of distributed solar and another 3.3 GW in development.
Consider maximizing California’s front-of-meter distributed solar, advocates say
California should evaluate front-of-the-meter distributed solar on an equal footing with transmission-connected utility-scale solar and behind-the-meter solar, not as an afterthought, say several advocacy groups.
Sunrise brief: D.C. area targets 250,000 solar rooftops by 2030
Also on the rise: A western National Parks EV charging network, a residential heat pump turbine, lessons learned from battery energy storage systems, and more.
Michigan passes 100% clean energy mandate
The Clean Energy and Jobs Act includes several bills that include a mandate that utilities sell 100% of electricity generation from emissions-free sources, though environmentalists argue it has opened the door for non-clean sources to participate.
Los Angeles looks to expand community solar to lower-income customers
Expanding community solar is among the strategies that would help the Los Angeles municipal utility improve equity, found a study led by NREL and UCLA.
Sunrise brief: D.C. area targets 250,000 solar rooftops by 2030
Also on the rise: A western National Parks EV charging network, a residential heat pump turbine, lessons learned from battery energy storage systems, and more.
