Solar Billing plan (aka NEM 3.0) replaced the NEM2.0 policy in April 2023 across major California Utilities such as PG&E, SCE and SDG&E. This policy significantly reduced the value of the exported energy to the grid hence reducing the savings and hence making the customer payback longer. [Download our free report here on comparison of [...]
Watts-Willowbrook Church of Christ, affectionately known as "The Brook," has taken a significant step towards sustainability and community resilience by adopting solar energy. Located at in Compton, this church is now a beacon of clean energy education and resilience, aiming to provide critical services during electrical outages, heatwaves, or unhealthy air quality days. The church's [...]
In the race towards sustainable energy, the glaring disparity in solar power adoption between affluent and lower-income communities has long been a hurdle. Despite governmental incentives, residential solar uptake in disadvantaged areas has been sluggish. However, a groundbreaking study led by Stanford University researchers sheds light on a promising solution: leveraging commercial and industrial rooftops [...]
Solar panels provide pollution-free energy that delivers far-reaching benefits to people, the environment, the economy, and the electric grid. But unbelievably energy systems development is driven more by financial considerations than environmental ones. Resultantly, it leaves customers more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Sean Kennedy, a professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [...]
California has more rooftops with solar panels than any other state and continues to be a leader in new installations. But a proposal from the state's public utility commission threatens that progress.The state now has 1.3 million solar rooftops generating roughly 10,000 megawatts of electricity — enough to power three million homes. And more are [...]
