Solar power firm SolarCity is to develop a 1.6-megawatt solar power project spread among five school district sites in California. The project for the Chico Unified School District was announced along with the launch of SolarChico on Friday, a collaborative community initiative offering residents and businesses discounts on solar power. SolarCity will also donate a […]
Energy Department Finalizes $646 Million Loan Guarantee to Support Innovative Solar Power Plant
Energy Department Finalizes $646 Million Loan Guarantee to Support Innovative Solar Power Plant Project Funds Hundreds of Jobs in California and Deploys Innovative Technologies that Improve Efficiency and Reliability of Solar Power Read More: Energy Department Finalizes $646 Million Loan Guarantee to Support Innovative Solar Power Plant
Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support California Solar Generation Project
Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support California Solar Generation Project California project expected to fund over 550 jobs and generate clean, renewable solar power Read More: Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee to Support California Solar Generation Project
First Solar, SunPower move ahead on solar farms
Amidst intense scrutiny of the Department of Energy’s loan guarantee program via the Solyndra scandal, September has still emerged as critical for a series of solar companies that hope to close federal loan guarantees and start construction on solar farms by the end of the month. First Solar, for one, received the final permit for […]
San Diego Gas & Electric Making San Diego Solar Power More Expensive
In a potentially damaging move for San Diego solar customers, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has recently asked permission to bill its customers for the use of its electric grid. The goal is to effectively unbundle grid use from the cost of electricity through a “network use charge” that would be based on the […]
California eyes solar path around Solyndra wreckage
FREMONT, California (Reuters) – California political leaders chose a site near the headquarters of Solyndra to kick off hearings on how the state’s growing cleantech industry can proceed in the wake of that solar company’s dramatic collapse. The solar industry is especially reeling now that its stand-out champion, First Solar Inc, just ousted its boss […]
California has a quarter of solar jobs
SACRAMENTO — One in every four solar energy jobs in America is held by a Californian, and growth in the clean-tech industry is burgeoning nationwide, a new study said. In August, California had an estimated 25,575 solar-related jobs out of 100,237 for all 50 states, according to the National Solar Jobs Census 2011. The census […]
California Solar Consumers Moving to Leasing Model
Recently, the PV Solar Report released findings that indicated the top cities for solar power in California in 2011. From first to fifth, the results were as follows: San Jose, San Diego, Bakersfield, San Francisco and Fresno. What is interesting is that other than San Diego, all of the top cities are in Northern California. […]
Bay Area solar industry grows despite Solyndra failure
Despite the high-profile collapse of Solyndra, the Bay Area’s solar industry continues to grow. Case in point: SunEdison, a worldwide developer of large solar-power projects, is moving its headquarters from Maryland to Belmont. Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday joined the company at its new home, a formerly vacant office building that will hold more than […]
Top 10 Cities in California for Residential Solar
A news release was recently issued on California’s 10 leading residential solar cities. The information was released by solar company SunRun, citing data compiled from its PV Solar Report. The list of top solar cities list is based on the California Solar Initiative’s (CSI) database of residential rebate reservations through August 31, 2011. Of interest, in […]
