If you’re a residential customer of Southern California Edison (SCE), you’ve got more than SoCal’s sunny days to be happy about. You’re also sitting on what is arguably the state’s best solar rebate. We’ve discussed this before. But, looking at the numbers this morning, I could help but mention it again. Here’s the deal. In 2006, [...]

Southern California Edison (SCE) – one of California’s three major investor owned utilities (IOU’s) — is just about finished constructing a roughly 29,000-panel solar energy plant in Porterville, CA that should produce enough energy to power 4,300 homes in Porterville each year.

To celebrate Solar Energy Month, Southern California Edison (SCE) – the nation’s leading supplier of renewable energy and solar power – will host several informational events around California throughout the month.

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 [...]

Coming to us via a press release is news that Southern California Edison (SCE) has awarded contracts totaling nearly 60 megawatts’ worth of solar electric projects. According to agreements signed with a number of independent power producers — like Tioga Solar, SunEdison Utility Solutions, Photon LLC and others — solar panels will be installed on [...]

Southern California Edison (SCE), one of California’s three major utilities, has been recognized by multiple environmental organizations for its trailblazing work in the realm of energy efficiency. One of those organizations is the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). So if you don’t want to listen to GetSolar when it comes to energy saving tips, listen to THEM!

With six months to go, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) says the utilities will likely push their way up to 18 percent by the end of the calendar year.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issued its annual assessment of the California Solar Initiative, a $2.2 billion effort to install 1,940 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity across the state by 2016. On balance, the commission’s findings are positive: Three years into the state’s 10-year solar program, California is already 42 percent of [...]

Southern California Edison (SCE) and the Southern California Gas Company (the Gas Company) have announced a joint effort to help their customers reduce–and in some cases, to pay–their monthly energy bills. Recognizing that in the on-going economic crisis, many households are falling behind on their bills or are looking for ways to cut down on [...]

The California Solar Initiative offers solar rebates through the state’s investor-owned utilities. Currently, Southern California Edison (SCE) has the highest remaining rebate levels, at $1.90/watt (EPBB) for residential customers. To further facilitate solar adoption among its customer base, SCE announced today that it would be offering free educational classes on solar energy at locations throughout [...]