Articles for Community Solar

As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project
3 months, 2 weeks ago

As crews chainsaw Joshua trees, Mojave Desert community protests solar energy project

LA Times  

When Roy Richards spotted workers cutting down and shredding Joshua trees for a sprawling solar energy project near his Mojave Desert home last week, he started taking photos. The solar energy farm won a controversial exemption from rules protecting Joshua trees four years ago after closed-door meetings between industry executives and state wildlife officials. “Solar panels can provide shade and …

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Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes

NPR  

Why the U.S. government is spending $7 billion on solar for low-income homes toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images PITTSBURG, Calif. — On a hot afternoon in a suburb of San Francisco, Hugo Salas stands in the middle of the street looking up at the reason why his electric bills are so low. By funding programs that provide rooftop solar panels, …

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Column: If Gavin Newsom is a climate champion, why did he just crush community solar?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: If Gavin Newsom is a climate champion, why did he just crush community solar?

LA Times  

After months of outcry, the California Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to approve a solar energy program that critics are sure will fail spectacularly, making it impossible for many people to access an innovative global warming solution. All of which brings us back to Thursday’s vote by the Public Utilities Commission, which dealt with “community solar.” Community solar projects are …

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Column: California needs to get its act together on rooftop solar
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: California needs to get its act together on rooftop solar

LA Times  

Government officials in California and the rest of the country should be doing everything they can to support clean energy. In theory, a strong community solar program could help make up for cuts to “virtual net metering” — the solar incentive program for apartment dwellers, schools and farms that’s currently on the chopping block at the utilities commission. From Edison’s …

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Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan
1 year, 8 months ago

Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan

Associated Press  

JAKARTA, Indonesia — In the heart of Jakarta, the grand Istiqlal Mosque was built with a vision for it to stand for a thousand years. The mosque’s climate push is just one example of different “Green Ramadan” initiatives in Indonesia and around the world that promote an array of changes during the Muslim holy month, which has fasting and, in …

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Is California doing enough on climate? We asked the new CPUC chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Is California doing enough on climate? We asked the new CPUC chief

LA Times  

This is the March 17, 2022, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West. I know you can’t say a lot about rooftop solar incentives, since the net metering incentive program is the subject of an active commission proceeding. ME: One area where California has lagged behind other states …

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