Once again, California is leading the way for solar hot water with a new solar thermal incentive, this time for low-income single-family properties and multi-family dwellings. California’s original CSI Thermal rebate program was introduced in 2010 and is perhaps the most generous solar water heating rebate program in the United States, off Read More: California […]

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In November, the California Appellate Court upheld a trial court decision that homeowners improperly installed a solar energy facility on their home in contravention of the community’s covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs). As more and more single-family residences have sought to take advantage of affordable solar installations, they have been aided in their goal by […]

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As California continues to inch toward its 33 percent renewables target, a particularly contentious battle over the future of net-metering could soon be finding a resolution. Read More: PUC May Decide California’s Fight Over Net-Metering

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SolFocus announced the launch of Mexico’s first 50 MW solar power plant in Baja California, a joint project between Mexico’s Grupo Musa, and US-based Synergy Technologies and SolFocus. Though Mexico’s renewable energy sector has historically focused more on wind energy, the launch of this new solar power plant opens the doors to new solar energy […]

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Southern California Edison has won approval to modify a photovoltaic program that won praise for its intent to promote distributed, rooftop generation when it received the initial thumbs-up from state regulators in 2009. With the changes, though, the utility will look for larger and more ground-mounted projects and scale back the plan to build some […]

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Which would you rather have- a closet or a solar panel? A builder in California makes some interesting choices. Read More: Sunia Homes Are Modern, Affordable and An Interesting Demonstration of Changing Priorities

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Burbank Water & Power opens a sustainable power plant campus as a model for re-adapting industrial sites from water reclamation to solar Read More: California Utility Opens First Sustainable Campus as Model Utility Site

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Energy Department Announces Student Teams, New Location for Solar Decathlon 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and unveiled the competition’s location, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. Read More: Energy Department Announces Student Teams, […]

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Sen. Barbara Boxer on Thursday urged Southern California Edison to expedite interconnection agreements with national parks and forests, where renewable energy projects have been sitting idle for years while federal agencies wrangle with the utility. Read More: Boxer urges Edison to hook up to publicly funded solar projects

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