One of the nice things about solar rebate programs — beyond the fact that they help reduce the cost of solar installation — is that they can provide a trove of interesting solar-related data. See, in order to ensure that you receive state- or utility-sponsored solar rebate funds, your solar installer will need to file [...]

In an effort to upgrade maufacturing equipment at solar photovoltaic (PV) panel manufacturing centers in California, the California Energy Commission (CEC) has used $13.4 million in federal stimulus funds to give low-interest loans to four manufacturers within the state – Morgan Solar, Inc., Solar Power, Inc., Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worlwide, Inc., and Solaria Corporation.

One of the main arguments put forth by those opposed to the Ivanpah solar thermal project in California’s Mojave Desert is that the negative environmental impact of the plant would be too great. On August 3, a panel of the California Energy Commission (CEC) weighed in. The Ivanpah plant will use mirrors to reflect sunlight onto [...]