California solar contractors must be aware of new licensing, consumer protection rulings

The solar industry is arguably regulated more closely than any other home improvement industry since it’s connected to the utility grid — and subject to utility processes and pushback. Solar installers in California should pay close attention…

Latest EnergySage marketplace report shows quoted battery prices are rising

EnergySage today released its 13th Solar Marketplace Intel Report, which provides pricing, equipment and consumer preference trends within the U.S. residential solar and storage industries. Among the many finds, one significant trend shows…

Buckeye Partners acquires 270-MW Texas solar project from OCI Solar

Buckeye Partners announced it has acquired a 270-MW, construction-ready solar project from OCI Solar Power. Project Parker includes two sites that are located on adjacent land in Falls County, Texas. OCI Solar Power has secured site control…

Navisun nears completion on 4.5-MW community solar landfill project in New Jersey

Navisun, a solar independent power producer, announced that its Linden Hawk Rise 4.5-MW community solar project in Union County, New Jersey, is nearing completion. Built on the city of Linden’s former landfill, this project is converting…

Electric Cars for Everyone? Not Unless They Get Cheaper.

The people here are not Hollywood stars or billionaire tech entrepreneurs who might own Ferraris and private jets. But they are well off. The median household income in the area exceeds $165,000, and half the homes are valued at more than…

Climate Change Is a ‘Hammer Hitting Us on the Head,’ Developing Nations Say

Environmental groups said those findings will bolster international legal strategies to try to hold fossil fuel companies and governments accountable. The report may prove particularly valuable because, unlike previous reports, it focuses…

California Solar Panel Mandate for New Buildings Advances

LOS ANGELES — California regulators voted Wednesday to require builders to include solar power and battery storage in many new commercial structures as well as high-rise residential projects. It is the latest initiative in the state’s…

For Many, Hydrogen Is the Fuel of the Future. New Research Raises Doubts.

For the foreseeable future, most hydrogen fuel will very likely be made from natural gas through an energy-intensive and polluting method called the steam reforming process, which uses steam, high heat and pressure to break down the methane…

In the West, a Connection Between Covid and Wildfires

The same team of Harvard researchers also published the first study to find a clear connection between long-term exposure to air pollution and Covid-19 death rates last year.The new study included reported infections, not just deaths, which…

Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift Among Republicans on Climate Change

WASHINGTON — After a decade of disputing the existence of climate change, many leading Republicans are shifting their posture amid deadly heat waves, devastating drought and ferocious wildfires that have bludgeoned their districts and unnerved…