A potential charge to connect rooftop solar systems to California’s power grid risks spurring more state residents to want to leave it, says the head of America’s largest rooftop installer. “That’s a perilous path,” Mary Powell, chief executive of Sunrun Inc., said of the possibility that state regulators impose a monthly connection charge as California […]
A lack of international collaboration risks undermining efforts to decarbonise polluting sectors and could lead to decades of delay on the road towards net zero emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. At last November’s COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, 45 countries vowed to work together on the deployment of green tech across a […]
Do solar farms damage the soil? Only a minute of aluminum is released into the soil from the solar system, and it has not been shown to have negative effects on the earth. Although solar panels are safe to have near crops, they are also a great way to help prevent soil degradation while using […]
The Calverton Solar Energy Center, Riverhead, NY (photo: National Grid) This week, thousands of leaders are in New York for Climate Week 2022. While the presentations and networking are happening in New York City, the action is taking place to the east on Long Island. As more clean energy solutions like offshore wind, solar, battery […]
Dive Brief: The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved Xcel Energy’s plan to build and own 460 MW of solar next to its roughly 1,780-MW Sherco coal-fired power plant, which is being phased out this decade. The Inflation Reduction Act is likely to reduce the project’s cost to taxpayers by about 30%, offsetting recent […]
Several NSW solar sparkies have lost their licences and in WA, search warrants were executed last week in an investigation into potential solar STC fraud. First to New South Wales, where NSW Fair Trading has cancelled the contractor licences of seven electricians. The revocations occurred after investigations determined the electricians signed and submitted compliance certificates […]
