California city eyes FEMA grant for solar+storage projects
The resilience grant money from the federal disaster agency would help pay for solar-based microgrids at five city-owned locations.
Bus maker Gillig adds solar+storage at California plant
The 3 MW project will power a vehicle assembly line and charge battery-electric transit buses.
Watch: White Pine completes a floating solar project, one of the largest in the US
The 4.8 MW floating PV installation in California dethrones the country’s previous largest, located in metro New York City.
California’s rate inequality is likely to worsen as energy transition advances
A new report says that the state’s investor-owned utilities charge residential electricity customers much higher prices than are paid in most of the country, impacting low- and moderate-income people the most.
California bill looks to implement automated solar permitting
In an attempt to reduce installation time and cost, S.B.617 would allow for remote inspections and approvals of residential solar and solar-plus-storage systems in jurisdictions with over 10,000 residents.
Biden’s DOI revokes Trump-era attack on Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
The Interior Department reversed a Trump administration stance, and said the DRECP is a landscape-level plan that streamlines renewable energy development while conserving desert ecosystems and providing outdoor recreation opportunities.
BLM advances 350 MW solar project proposed on public lands
President Biden recently ordered the Interior Department to help boost responsible renewable energy development on public property.
Santa Barbara streamlines permitting for residential solar and storage
Through a new process called On-Demand Permitting, the city government is allowing solar and optional energy storage systems of a certain size to forego lengthy pre-approval.
Southern Power adding energy storage to two California solar farms
The company said retrofitting its existing solar projects with energy storage will help enhance California’s grid reliability.
California regulators modify grid map requirements to ease solar integration
Integration Capacity Analysis models grid conditions that impact where distributed energy resources can be added, without the need for costly upgrades or lengthy interconnection studies.
