Tag: Clean Coalition
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Growing agrivoltaics: Conference harvests California, German know-how for farmland solar
California and Germany are comparing notes on agrivoltaics development in an effort to move the industry through its early stages of adoption in the Golden State. At the first California Germany Agrivoltaics Conference, held at the University of California at Davis on Nov. 1, researchers, technology providers, project developers and government administrators combined ideas to……
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Will California NEM 3.0 boost home energy storage?
Utilities were big winners in the California solar + storage market in mid-December, convincing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to slash the value of solar energy returned to the grid by 75 percent, or as little as a nickel/kWh, effective mid-April 2023. This ruling — Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 — under contentious study……
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Early look at Camarillo, Calif.’s hybrid solar microgrids at five critical community facilities
Last week, the Camarillo City Council in California awarded the Clean Coalition a contract to manage design work for Hybrid Solar Microgrids at five city facilities: City Hall, Police Station, Camarillo Library, Wastewater Treatment Plant, and Corporation Yard. The projects are designed to achieve zero net energy over their anticipated 30-yearRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The City of Camarillo, California set to build hybrid solar microgrids at five city facilities
In the face of increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the California utilities’ Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), the City of Camarillo is joining many other municipalities in seeking the economic, environmental, and resilience benefits of solar-driven microgrids. Last month, the Camarillo City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the designRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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These Santa Barbara School District solar microgrids have a resilience model others should copy
In a big win for clean local energy and resilience in the Santa Barbara region, the Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) Board unanimously voted last week to proceed with Solar Microgrid projects throughout the District, along with additional standalone solar projects. For the Santa Barbara Unified Solar Plus EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine