Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer – The Mercury News

Alternatives employee Tony Chang installs no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on October 19, 2023 in Pomona, California. GRID Alternatives has installed no-cost solar for over 29,000 low-income households located in underserved communities. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state […]

Floating Solar Startup SolarDuck Completes Installation in Tokyo – The Maritime Executive

Renewable power startup SolarDuck has completed the installation and commissioning of a floating solar demonstration project in the Tokyo Bay area.  In cooperation with Kyocera Communication Systems, Everblue Technologies and Tokyu Land Corporation, SolarDuck was selected in 2022 to carry out a demonstration of its solar power infrastructure in Tokyo’s Central Breakwater district. The trial-size […]

California solar installation designed for grazing sheep – pv magazine USA

Renewable America designed the project to disturb the land little as possible, installing fixed-tilt tracker array that required no grading. April 22, 2024 Anne Fischer The Fallon Two Rock Road Solar Farm is now operational, according to partners MCE and Renewable America. MCE is a not-for-profit electricity provider for more than 585,000 customer accounts and […]

Connolly bill proposes boost in residential solar incentives – Marin Independent Journal

Assemblyman Damon Connolly has introduced a bill to reinstate higher incentives for Californians who install residential solar projects. “The removal of incentives that have helped offset the cost of solar installation has had severe consequences on our ability to generate clean energy,” Connolly, a Democrat who lives in San Rafael, said in a statement announcing […]