Is The Sun getting closer to the Earth over time? Is The Sun getting hotter or colder? Over the past 4.5 billion years, the Sun has become hotter, but also less massive. The solar wind, as we measure it today, is roughly constant over time. There are the occasional flares and mass ejections, but they […]
Who is the world leader in solar energy? Who is number 1 in solar energy? China- 430 GW With a solar power capacity of 430 GW (Until April 2023), the country is the largest producer of solar energy in the world. Why is China the world leader in solar energy? In the report, BofA Global […]
Is a 90% efficient solar panel possible? Will solar panels ever reach 50% efficiency? By stacking six different photoactive layers, the unprecedented multi-cell has achieved efficiencies of almost 50 percent in the laboratory and almost 40 percent under real “single sun” conditions. Can solar panels ever be 100% efficient? Solar panels do not convert sunlight […]
Can you run your house on just solar? How much electricity is needed to run a home? How much solar power will power your home? Depending on the average electricity consumption and the peak hours of the day, it takes about 17 400-Watt of sunlight to light the house. However, this number will vary between […]
What is the Community Renewable Energy Act in California? The California Public Utilities Commission has a short window to take advantage of billions of dollars in federal incentives to implement California’s Community Renewable Energy Bill (AB 2316), a law designed to bring the reliability, resiliency and electric bill savings of community solar and storage to […]
What are the major changes coming to California’s rooftop solar rules? Can NEM 3.0 be dropped? For everyone else, NEM 3.0 replaced NEM 2.0 on April 15, 2023. Could NEM 3.0 be revoked? It is possible – but very unlikely – that NEM 3.0 will be overturned. The most likely ways would be through legislation […]
