Quanta Services, through its subsidiary, Quanta Power Generation, obtained an engineering, procurement, and construction contract from Con Edison Development (CED) for two photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in the Kings and Tulare counties in California. The total capacity of these solar power plants is about 40 megawatts of alternating current.
California just recently passed the milestone of 1 GW of solar power production (in August). And now it has just surpassed another milestone — it nearly reached that peak August generation level during the week of the Winter Solstice, which is the least-sunny time of the year, setting a … [continued]
Last week, Senator Lois Walk re-introduced the shared renewable energy self-generation bill, SB43, which could help to advance community solar projects within California. Despite strong backing from consumer groups, environmental groups, one of the top three utilities in the state, and the Department of Defense, the original bill (SB443) … [continued]
Churches in the United States are non-profit. Therefore, they aren’t eligible for investment tax credits (no federal funding is available to them), and this complicates the process of funding solar panels on their properties. So, some California churches have decided to use an unusual approach, crowdfunding. Crowdfunding Solar for … [continued]
Critics of solar and wind power often point out they are intermittent power sources, and they are correct about that. Cloudy and still days mean low or no energy and that is the major drawback of solar and wind power. However, new hybrid solar and wind power systems in … [continued]
Applications to install rooftop solar PV systems continue to pour in to LA Water & Power. Some 22 megawatts worth and counting of rooftop solar power capacity have been added in the last fiscal year. The country’s largest publicly owned utility has also been signing long-term power purchase agreements with utility-scale solar power project developers. […]
Spanning a wide range of state government involvement in promoting and fostering ongoing clean energy progress, included among the bills is one that would reduce the time and cost of obtaining permits for rooftop solar energy systems, and another to enhance clean energy coordination and collaboration between the state and US Dept. of Defense in California. […]
A new study for the California Public Utilities Commission explores the “Technical Potential for Local Distributed Photovoltaics in California.” Basically, it’s one of the more in-depth analyses of local solar power in the country, suggesting that California has the capacity to add 15 gigawatts (GW) of local solar (20 megawatts and smaller) to its grid by 2020. The study pushes the boundaries of distributed generation by assuming that local solar can be installed sufficient to meet 100% of local demand, far beyond the conservative “15% rule” that utilities typically apply […]
During a recent heatwave, California reached a solar energy milestone. Its solar power plants hit over 1,000 MW (1 GW) of electricity generation, almost as much as their combined 1,160 MW capacity, which is equal to the power production of two large 500-MW gas-fired power stations. The power plants … [continued]
The forecast for renewable energy in California, already America’s strongest solar market, just keeps getting brighter. […]
