Pacific Gas and Electric Co. signed on the first community solar project for its Regional Renewable Choice program with the renewable energy developer ForeFront Power. The program allows all customers, including renters and those who can’t install solar, the option of purchasing up to 100 percent …
How California’s Incredible New Solar Panel Law Is Historic for Green Energy
On May 9, 2018, the state upped the ante, with the California Energy Commission unanimously approving a plan that mandates all new homes and apartment buildings must have some form of solar power. That, in a word, is historic. Sure, similar mandates have been passed by U.S. cities, but this one’s …
EDF : EDF finalises the acquisition of 750 MW of active generation capacity (gas and peak demand …
EDF finalises the acquisition of 750 MW of active generation capacity (gas and peak demand) to support the development of its renewable energy …
California’s Requirement for Residential Solar Panels Could Transform the US Energy Industry
California will require that new homes include their own solar panels beginning in 2020, state officials announced Wednesday in the latest step to …
California’s new solar mandate for homes is hastening the inevitable grid “defection day”
Utilities love solar, as long as they own it. The idea of customers generating their own solar power, and selling it back to the grid, strikes fear into big …
How Relying on Oil Makes Us More Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
As innovation spurs the development of renewable energy in America, consumers have more choice in how they power their lives than ever before.
PG&E Signs on First Community Solar Project for Regional Renewable Choice Program
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced it has signed on the first community solar project for its Regional Renewable Choice program with the renewable energy developer ForeFront Power. The program allows all customers, including renters …
Saltwater Batteries Could Revolutionize Renewable Energy Storage
Low cost and durable, this new type of battery could solve the common issues currently facing renewable energy. By 2020, residents of California will …
Figures of the week: Access to affordable, sustainable, and modern energy in Africa
Last week, the International Energy Agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency, the United Nations Statistics Division, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization released the joint report Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report 2018. The report finds that the world is not on track …
California Solar Mandate Explained
Unlike other states that have opted to create massive solar fields, California’s plan is to integrate solar energy into the construction process of new homes, … The cost to rent a place in California continues to rise and this new mandate has some residents wondering if the new solar energy initiative will …