With its ample sunshine and relatively high electricity rates, southern California offers what are arguable the country’s most favorable conditions for solar power. The decision makers at San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) seem to understand this — and are aiming to take advantage. In partnership with AMSOLAR Corporation, SDUSD will see some 23,000 solar [...]

This afternoon, California’s Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to usher in its brand new, 6,000-panel solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system. The system is expected to generate roughly 2,400 megawatt-hours (mWh) of electricity each year. According to 10News in San Diego, CA, that;s enough to power about 400 homes on the base each year.

Two high schools in North County, San Diego have installed one-megawatt (MW) solar “carports” above parking areas that will each account for 70 percent of each school’s needs.

The company has agreed to terms with General Motors in which Envision will build two different types of solar carports that will provide powering stations for Chevy’s Volt that’s ready to hit the market this December.

Stellar Solar, a San Diego-based solar power installation company, today announced the launch of a new program that offers a discount on residential solar energy systems for active and retired members of the armed services in San Diego County. The news comes amid an on-going discussion in the Pentagon — and beyond  – about how [...]

The 15th Annual Solar Tour, the world’s largest grassroots solar event, is set to kickoff today across the country as solar-powered homes and businesses will open their doors to the public and give tours explaining how photovoltaic (PV) panels have helped them produce cheaper, cleaner electricity and/or water heating systems.

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) in southern California will begin a program in which the utility company will provide another 100 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar electricity to its customers.

Monday marked an important day for the California solar industry as AT&T and SunEdison introduced a new San Diego, California rooftop solar energy installation that is expected to produce 420,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy during its first year of operation. According to MarketWatch, the system will generate over 7.7 million kWh of energy over a 20-year [...]

Enter Amsolar with its innovative space-for-electricity financing model that has reopened the possibility for financially depletedschool districts to install solar energy systems. Here’s the deal: Amsolar will install, own and operate the systems on campus rooftops. In exchange for using the space, Amsolar will sell the generated electricity to the schools at a discounted rate.

Homes and businesses in California’s San Diego County have been among the nation’s trailblazers in solar energy. Yesterday a San Diego non-profit added to that trend and took on another first: a solar installation atop the county’s Ronald McDonald House, the 30-year-old house that offers support for families with children who are seriously ill.