Effective January 1, 2015, all photovoltaic (PV) solar systems installed on rooftops throughout California must have the same fire rating as the rooftop itself. Prior to these revised fire ratings…
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Shout Out For Solar Day
Tomorrow, January 16th, is the 2nd annual National Shout Out For Solar Day. So why is everyone shouting? The U.S. solar industry’s installation capacity grew 40 percent in 2014 and…
Responsibility for California Solar Statistics to fall on Utilities
Last month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced its plan to change the method that the California Solar Statistics website will collect data about the state’s solar installations. The…
Solar Energy Plays Big Part at UN Climate Summit
On Tuesday morning, 120 world leaders filled the UN Headquarters in New York to begin the daylong Climate Summit. Since the last high-level gathering in 2009 ended in dismay and…
The market is booming for small solar installers
As the residential solar market is recording phenomenal growth, running in parallel is the market share of national installers. The solar market is growing so rapidly that it cannot be…
San Jose Mayor speaks on solar's future with Clean Solar CEO
Last night, the Bay Area Chapter of CALSEIA welcomed San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Stanford scholar Jeffrey Ball to speak at the SunPower headquarters in San Jose about their…