solar – Page 3 – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

California’s largest energy-saving home development being built in Clovis

July 13, 2018

“A Fresno County home builder has become a leader in meeting a new statewide standard calling for solar power to be installed on new homes, starting Jan. 1, 2020. De Young Properties is building a 36-single-family energy efficient development at Shaw and Highland avenues in southeast Clovis. It is the largest development of its kind…

Energy Community sets stage for clean energy transition in South-East Europe

July 13, 2018

Sarina Soor

global energy transition, renewable energy, solar, wind

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“While the European Union has been busy with the new Clean Energy Package, some important developments are also taking place in South-East Europe, where the Energy Community Treaty operates. Just as elsewhere in the world, the decarbonisation of the power sector is the first major challenge for the Energy Community contracting parties on the road…

GRID Alternatives celebrates milestone of serving 10,000 low-income California families with solar

July 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

dac, grid, solar

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“GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and solar jobs accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, got its start in California in 2004 and has helped the state implement several of its groundbreaking low-income solar programs, including the Single-family Affordable Solar Homes program (SASH) and the solar portion of…

MCE ready to pay out more than $1.8 million in net metering payments

July 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

CCA, commuity choice, mce, solar

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“MCE Clean Energy’s annual cash-out process for rooftop solar customers is currently underway, offering more than $1.8 million in check payments to purchase the excess solar electricity generated by customers. “We’re proud to support over 10,000 solar customers in the Bay Area, and we’re grateful to them for adding 100% renewable power to our community…

As subsidies wane, market forces drive the growth of renewables

July 5, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewables, solar, wind

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“Competitive bidding on new power installations is becoming increasingly common worldwide, with solar and wind energy now reaching parity with fossil fuels in many countries. But the rise of renewables auctions carries risks, including the elimination of smaller green energy producers.” Click here to read more from yale360.

Shining Cities 2018: How Smart Local Policies are Expanding Solar Power in America

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, report, solar

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The report highlights major cities across the country that have significant development of photovoltaic solar panels to generate electricity for homes and businesses and are connected to the statewide power grid. Click here to learn more.

sPower and CleanPowerSF Sign Long-Term PPA for 100 MW of Solar

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar

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“San Pablo Raceway is expected to be commercially operational in 2019 and generate enough renewable energy to power over 87,000 average San Francisco households. The project will create approximately 500 positions during its construction and 10 full time positions during operation.” Click here to read more from Business Wire.

12 hours of energy storage enough for U.S. to run on 80% solar+wind

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar, storage, wind

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“Scientists in California have modeled a solar-heavy/wind power electricity grid, without nationwide HVDC, that could reliably deliver 80% of U.S. electricity needs. 100% of needs would require 3 weeks of energy storage.” Click here to read more from PV Magazine.

Sunny side up: Fresno tops California cities, second in nation, in solar power per person

June 15, 2018

Sarina Soor

fresno, fresyes, leaders, renewable energy, solar

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“Fresno has been lauded as the U.S. city with the second-highest solar power generating capacity per person, second only to Honolulu, Hawaii. While Fresno – California’s fifth most populous city (527,483 people) and 34th nationwide – was not among the 68 cities studied in detail by Los Angeles-based Environment California, the city did receive special…

How California is bringing solar energy to low-income renters

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

dac, solar

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“California recently passed a landmark rule that requires every new single-family home to have solar panels, starting in 2020. This will translate to an extra $10,000 fee for new homeowners, who, on average, pay $674,600 for a home in LA. There will be clear long-term benefits for them and for the state’s electric grid, and…

Partners announce largest solar project ever on tribal land

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

solar, tribes

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“8minutenergy Renewables, LLC (“8minutenergy”), the largest independent solar and storage developer in the U.S., and NV Energy announced that 8minutenergy has been chosen by NV Energy to develop the 300 MW (420 MW-dc) Eagle Shadow Mountain Solar Farm in Clark County, Nevada. The project will be built on the Moapa River Indian Reservation about 30…

Solar Project Portal webinar: guidance for setting a renewable energy goal – June 27

June 7, 2018

Sarina Soor

renewable energy, solar

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Setting clean renewable energy goals and defining priorities are important steps in developing solar projects. Join this webinar to learn about the Local Government Solar Project Portal on how to set a renewable energy goal and the key considerations and benefits of doing so. This webinar will provide an overview of a new EPA guidance…

Asset League Tables – An independent analysis of the top performing solar projects in the United States.

June 4, 2018

Sarina Soor

solar

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To highlight accomplishments in the solar industry and encourage adoption of data best practices, kWh Analytics partnered with the Solar Finance Council to present the Asset League Tables series. Drawing from kWh Analytics’ data repository, this report includes an overview of solar project performance and a list of the industry’s top performing solar projects and…

California school district celebrates nine new solar projects

June 4, 2018

Sarina Soor

ppa, solar

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“Los Altos School District is receiving solar energy at no upfront cost and without the use of bond funds, thanks to a power purchase agreement (PPA) framework with ForeFront Power. Through the PPA, ForeFront Power is responsible for all project financing, engineering, construction, and operations and maintenance for a 20-year project term. As a result,…

California and the Southwest excel in new ranking of top performing solar projects

June 4, 2018

Sarina Soor

solar

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“California in particular far outpaced any competition. Among the top 10 solar states by highest-performing projects, 43 of the 70 plants were located in California.” Click here to read more from Green Tech Media.