California to grant $52 million for vehicle-to-grid home energy stations
Smart home energy company Dcbel was awarded grant money for the deployment of EV charge-controlling devices that can respond to dynamic grid price signals.
Contact lens manufacturer safeguards operations with rooftop solar
California-based Staar Surgical will reduce operational costs and avoid spoiled production with an on-site solar microgrid.
Indoor bifacial solar cell technology at CES 2024
Ambient Photonics touts its new solar cell as the future power source for connected devices, potentially eliminating the need for batteries.
Another domino falls in rooftop solar net metering
Electric utility commissions across the nation are following the lead of California to cut compensation for rooftop solar generation. Is Idaho the next step in a death march for the industry?
Sunrise brief: Energy storage provider Bluetti enters Texas solar market
Also on the rise: DOE seeks input on high-priority areas for transmission. First Solar closes $700 million in tax credit transfer sales. And more.
Sunrise brief: Treasury and IRS released proposed 45V guidance on credit for hydrogen production
Also on the rise: All I want for Christmas is one terawatt of solar deployed annually. 75% of California solar companies are high risk, more bankruptcy on the way. And more.
Insurer: 75% of California rooftop solar companies are high risk, more bankruptcy on the way
Solar Insure told pv magazine USA the financial stability of rooftop solar companies operating in California is in question. Despite this, California reaffirmed recent anti-solar decisions in a recent appeals court hearing.
Sunrise brief: SunPower warns business may go under
Also on the rise: Waaree Energies to build 5 GW solar cell and module factory in Texas. Who’s on top of the residential solar-plus-storage market? And more.
Who’s on top of the residential solar-plus-storage market?
Wood Mackenzie’s new leaderboard ranks battery manufacturers and solar-plus-storage installers. Recent findings show that three companies have held 80% of the market since 2018, but that tide is turning as new providers enter the growing market.
Enphase to lay off 10% of workforce
The company is also shutting down contract manufacturing in the U.S. and Romania.
