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PG&E Unveils Battery Storage System In San Jose, California

May 24th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

The grid storage space is really starting to heat up. We’ve already featured a couple of promising-looking energy storage companies

Largest Solar PV Facility In California Opens

May 7th, 2013 | by Important Media Cross-Post

I don’t think a day goes by when there isn’t another record broken in the solar industry. Here’s one of

PG&E’s Green Option Gives Customers Opportunity To Support Renewable Energy

April 15th, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, announced on Friday last

Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One Achieves 100 Megawatt Milestone

February 22nd, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill

First Solar announced Wednesday that its Antelope Valley Solar Ranch One has achieved a peak generating capacity of 100 megawatts

The “Value Of Solar” Could Be Worth Much More Than Austin Energy Pays

February 21st, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

I recently wrote a long post on the idea of using a “value of solar” policy instead of various types

Honeywell Teams Up With Opower To Curb Electricity Demand

January 31st, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill

Consumer technology company Honeywell have teamed up with the world’s leading utility customer engagement solutions company Opower to introduce a

150MW California Solar Project With Energy Storage Gets PPA

January 30th, 2013 | by Nicholas Brown

The California Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement under which Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) would purchase

Solar Net Metering Equals Net Benefits In California And Vermont

January 28th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

Two new reports from California and Vermont show that net metering creates significant net benefits for consumers while strengthening one of the US solar market’s strongest drivers of new installations.

Batteries

Solar Job Training, EV Predictions For 2013, Ford C-Max Breaks Hybrid Launch Sales Record… (Cleantech News Of The Day)

December 18th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate news of the day: Solar Power Top PV

Climate Change

“Super-Sensitive,” Mobile Methane Detection Device A Boon For Public, Natural Gas Providers: PG&E Now Using It

November 23rd, 2012 | by Andrew

Natural gas pipeline leaks are the largest source of methane emissions in the US. Researchers and utilities are using new methane emissions detection and analysis devices from Santa Clara--based Picarro to realize dramatic improvements in their ability to detect, analyze and respond.

Buildings

Solar Panels On Habitat For Humanity Homes In CA

November 2nd, 2012 | by Chelsea

It’s solar Friday around these parts (job growth! innovation! sabotage!), with the news getting more and more awesome. Solar

Clean Power

California Community Solar Bill Dies in Assembly Committee

September 3rd, 2012 | by Andrew

Intense lobbying from the state's three largest utilities effectively squashed the bill, which would have enabled renters and others to subscribe and receive solar and other renewable power from project developers in return for credits to their utility bills.

Clean Power

Construction of World’s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Plant Reaches Halfway Mark

August 17th, 2012 | by Andrew

The project's completion will see nearly 400 MW of clean, renewable electrical power delivered to California homes and businesses, as well as create thousands of jobs, adding more than $1 billion to US economic activity and state tax revenues and avoiding 400,000 tons of CO2 emissions.

Buildings

The Road to Energy Savings for Small and Medium Businesses

August 7th, 2012 | by Priti Ambani

Small Businesses are ignoring energy savings, leaving money on the table. Energy costs are rising every year, at a healthy clip of 6-8% annually. An increasing number of small and medium businesses quote energy costs as their biggest expense behind real estate and labor. But the small business energy landscape is changing.