Solar Industry News

Storage-enabled microgrid projects proliferate in California

Investor-owned utility SDG&E and the City of San Diego are launching a dozen microgrid projects with energy storage across San Diego, CA.

US solar developers to spend $6B to boost domestic panel supplies

A group of U.S. solar energy project developers will invest $6B in a long-term strategic plan to supply up to 7GW of solar modules.

Groundbreaking California rule transforms how renewables connect to the grid

A new decision from the CPUC is one of the most significant changes to the interconnection process in decades.

Silicon Valley’s Menlo Park plans to electrify 10,000 buildings

Menlo Park, CA has struck a deal to decarbonize 95% of its buildings by 2030, with solar panels playing a key role.

Desert Hot Springs to house one of largest rooftop solar arrays in California

Desert Hot Springs will soon be home to a warehouse with one of the largest rooftop solar arrays in California, officials announced today.

Solar-plus-storage potential is everywhere in the US

Particularly in areas like the desert Southwest in Southern California, Arizona or Nevada, it makes sense to add battery storage to large-scale solar.

FERC reveals interconnection reforms that could unleash solar energy potential

Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking detailing critical interconnection reforms.

Solar panel fields help increase honey production in photovoltaic beehives

Modern solar technology combined with traditional techniques has improved the bee population and honey production in Carmona, Spain.

New tower in China brings us a step closer to space-based solar power

Researchers at Xidian University ran a successful test of the “world’s first full-link and full-system solar power plant” on June 5