The signing of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 created a wide range of home electrification incentives in addition to increasing the solar and battery tax credit to 30%. See how these incentives work, how much they’re worth, and which home upgrades they apply to.
California has more solar power installed than any other state — by far. It is also first in terms of percentage of the state’s electricity coming from solar, and third for solar power capacity per capita. Some are questioning if there’s too much solar power on the grid and joining … [continued]
Theoretically, subsidies shouldn’t last forever – they should stimulate certain behavior and last long enough to do so but not so long as to suck cash away from taxpayers without purpose. Unfortunately, that’s often not how things work. Fossil fuels, whose use should be discouraged at this point, continue to … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar* California is a solar giant. Well, it’s a giant in general. It’s the most populous state in the United States, home to 1 out of every 8 Americans. Also, the state has a larger economy than all but 8 countries (US included). Being quite … [continued]
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. […]
Are you in San Francisco and want to know more about the possibility of going solar? A good, comprehensive post on a solar site I follow, CalFinder Home Solar, recently detailed how much it costs to go solar in San Francisco. It singled out San Francisco for some clear reasons — there’s a lot of interest in solar power there and the city has some of the best rebates and incentives in the country.
