The Tennessee Valley Authority is not regulated by a state utility commission. Instead, the country’s largest federal utility conducts its energy planning behind closed doors, without substantial input from external experts and those impacted by its decisions. A new bill in the U.S. Congress...

2024 NABCEP conference

This is a fun and important day to participate in for everyone who cares about solar in California. Please join us! CALSSA’S LOBBY DAY & INFO FAIR Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Per CALSSA, here is the list of 2024 solar legislative efforts to watch and help work on: AB 1999 (Irwin) – Places a reasonable cap on residential fixed charges, blocking the $30+/month charges currently on the table at the CPUC. AB 2619 (Connolly) - Requires the CPUC to revise their net...

In case anyone needs it, here is the CEC list for power control systems and other equipment approved for use on grid conneted solar installations in California: California Energy Commission's Solar Equipment List

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Here is a good stat referenced in Solar Power Word - "According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, renewable energy sources such as solar and wind are projected to generate 44% of all power in the United States by 2050, increasing the need for battery energy storage systems (BESS)."...

Phoenix Happy Hour Feb 8th, 5:30 pm - 7 pm MST Join us for a vibrant and empowering happy hour in Phoenix, offering a perfect blend of professional networking and socializing. This happy hour is not just an event, but a celebration of women’s achievements and innovations in the cleantech...

I thought this article about storage policies in Europe is relevant to this thread: Supercharging Battery Storage Growth across Europe

This just a heads up folks. Under the IRA, the full 30% rate is deemed a “bonus rate” that taxpayers are entitled to only if the project is under 1MW of generation output or if the new prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements are met. Note - this is federal (not the new CA prevailing...

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/us/politics/electric-vehicle-chargers-network.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

SEIA has an HOA solar action guide which also has some helpful tips - HOA Solar Action Guide

Your CCA should cut you a check for any extra solar that you didn't use at the end of your true up period since you are essentially giving them power. The amount they pay per kW will depend on which CCA is serving your community.

My favorite from this article green construction innovations is the bricks that can be turned into energy storage devices.

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Here are resources on our site: Solar & Common-Interest Developments: Overview of Rules and Regulations (CA) Homeowner Association (HOA) Appeal Letter for Proposed Solar System (CA) Homeowner Association (HOA) Appeal Letter for Proposed Solar System (FL)

"Knowledge is power, and understanding how to evaluate site-specific performance data and energy market options to create cost projections and insights can help get projects greenlighted." Register: How to Make Projects Pencil and Increase Returns with DER Optimization

Researchers in Europe published a new study in the journal Nature Communications on October 17, 2023, that comes to a rather extraordinary conclusion. They found, much to their surprise, the solar power tipping point is not still in the future. In fact, it has already occurred. The upshot of...

The presidency of next month's COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged governments to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 as part of efforts to stop global warming exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius. Full story: COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable...