Barry Cinnamon (right), owner of rooftop-solar-power company Cinnamon Energy Systems of Los Gatos, visits with his customer Selcuk Gun near dual battery units installed at his home in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area rooftop-solar businesses are reeling from a statewide change that gutted compensation for homeowners […]
Barry Cinnamon (right), owner of rooftop-solar-power company Cinnamon Energy Systems of Los Gatos, visits with his customer Selcuk Gun near dual battery units installed at his home in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Bay Area rooftop-solar businesses are reeling from a statewide change that gutted compensation for homeowners […]
On Friday, solar equipment company Enphase Energy in Fremont will lay off 350 workers. The company said market conditions are forcing the move, but solar advocates are saying those conditions were created by the state when it changed the amount it pays solar owners for the energy they create. Since then, the demand for solar […]
Baker Home Energy workers install solar panels on the roof of a home in Poway. MUST CREDIT: Bloomberg photo by Sandy Huffaker By Michelle Ma and Tope Alake | Bloomberg California helped create the US solar industry, subsidizing rooftop panels at a time when the federal fight against climate change had barely begun. Now, it’s […]
By Michelle Ma and Tope Alake | Bloomberg California helped create the US solar industry, subsidizing rooftop panels at a time when the federal fight against climate change had barely begun. Now, it’s leading a sharp sales slowdown that’s threatening widespread adoption. Installers are slashing jobs. Bankruptcies are mounting. And it’s not just mom & […]
By Michelle Ma and Tope Alake | Bloomberg California helped create the US solar industry, subsidizing rooftop panels at a time when the federal fight against climate change had barely begun. Now, it’s leading a sharp sales slowdown that’s threatening widespread adoption. Installers are slashing jobs. Bankruptcies are mounting. And it’s not just mom & […]