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CPUC proposes revising Net Energy Metering rules to push customers to install storage with rooftop solar

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For more than 20 years, California has aggressively supported the rooftop solar market through its Net Energy Metering (NEM) program in Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), and San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) territories. NEM has enabled 1.3 An independent third-party evaluation of NEM 2.0

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Tesla Solar Roof price hikes lead to $6 million settlement

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Tesla has reached an agreement to settle a class-action lawsuit brought forth by Solar Roof customers who were faced with higher prices for installations in 2021. This made the Solar Roof a preferable, albeit more expensive, alternative to traditional solar panels.

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The first entirely US-made crystalline solar panels are coming to market

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Photo: Heliene All US-made solar panels featured only imported solar cells until now, but two US manufacturers just struck a three-year, $400 million deal. Heliene’s modules will be the first crystalline solar panels with US-made solar cells. Between 2016 and 2020, nearly 20% of solar manufacturing jobs were lost.

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NEDO, Sharp, and Toyota to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries

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Japan’s NEDO, Sharp Corporation, and Toyota Motor Corporation plan to begin public road trials of electrified vehicles equipped with high-efficiency solar batteries from late July 2019. Toyota installed this panel on the roof, hood, rear hatch door, and other parts of its Prius PHV and produced a demo car for public road trials.

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GM Ventures invests in solar power developer Sunlogics; signs for installation of solar charging canopies, power purchase agreement

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million in Sunlogics PLC , a Michigan-based, vertically-integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. Global solar energy use is predicted to more than double by 2016, so we believe that investing in renewable energy is a smart and strategic business decision.

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New Tesla Solar Roof variants spotted being tested near Fremont Factory

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It appears that Tesla is hard at work testing what could very well be the next variants of its flagship residential solar product, the Solar Roof. But amidst these activities, one thing that genuinely drew attention was the test houses that Tesla used for its Solar Roof tiles. Tesla’s multiple Solar Roof variants.

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EGEB: World’s 60 largest banks pumped $3.8 trillion into fossil fuels since 2016

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The world’s largest coal mining company sets its sights on solar. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. trillion into fossil fuels since 2016 appeared first on Electrek.

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