California power grid held up better than years past amid heatwave – NBC Bay Area
California power grid held up better than years past amid heatwave NBC Bay Area Source link
Man scams East Bay woman out of $350K after installing solar panels in her home – KRON4
Man scams East Bay woman out of $350K after installing solar panels in her home KRON4 Source link
How Solar Storms That Bring Northern Lights Can Also Cause Tech Chaos
“If you can imagine a space weather storm strong enough to knock out power from New York down to the Carolinas for weeks, that’s not ‘a bad day’ anymore. That’s a national security risk,” said Bryan Brasher, Project Manager at the Space Weather Prediction Center for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Brasher works […]
EV Drivers More Likely to Go For Solar Panels Too
This article is included in these additional categories: A new study has revealed a connection between electric vehicles and solar panels, with EV owners more likely to add solar panels to their homes. The behavioral study, conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), surveyed 869 households in the […]
Should California homeowners still invest in solar panels? Experts weigh in
By Roxana Popescu | San Diego Union-Tribune A little over a year ago, the California Public Utilities Commission overhauled the rules for rooftop solar installations across the state. In its December 2022 decision, the commission added incentives for customers to pair solar with batteries, but the new rules also dramatically reduced net energy metering, or […]
Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer
Solar power panels have long seemed an appealing option in California, a state with lots of sunny days that adores its electronic gadgetry and environment, yet is saddled with the highest residential electricity rates in the continental U.S. But how much does going solar shave off those electricity bills? A major new study by scientists […]
Bay Area solar businesses struggle following state payment change
Rooftop-solar businesses in the Bay Area are reeling from a statewide change that gutted compensation for homeowners returning surplus power to the electrical grid. Sales of rooftop-solar setups have plummeted about 80% since the California Public Utilities Commission shrank by 75% the compensation new solar owners get for surplus power, the California Solar and Storage […]
See Inside a Startup’s $279,000, Solar-Powered Tiny Home ADU
Angle down icon An icon in the shape of an angle pointing down. San Francisco-based startup Cosmic is selling 100 prefab ADUs starting at $279,000 each in hopes of using the profit and a recent funding round to improve its manufacturing process and decrease the cost of its tiny homes. Cosmic San Francisco startup Cosmic […]
Solar project to destroy thousands of Joshua trees
BORON, Calif. — A renewable energy company will soon begin clearing thousands of protected Joshua trees just outside this desert town, including many thought to be a century old, to make way for a sprawling solar project that will generate power for 180,000 homes in wealthier coastal neighborhoods. The 2,300-acre project has angered residents of Boron […]
Man scams East Bay woman out of $350K after installing solar panels in her home
Judge gavel, scales of justice and law books in court. (Brian A. Jackson/South Florida Sun Sentinel) (KRON) — A man has been convicted of scamming an elderly woman with dementia out of more than $350,000, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said Monday. The man installed solar panels in the victim’s home before gaining her […]