El Dorado Solar Dude

12/10/2021

People in El Dorado County are now being asked to opt into the new third-party electrical provider, called Pioneer. there are some savings with Pioneer. It offsets the charges associated with the generation costs for your electricity. The savings tend to be about 2 to 5 dollars per month. Of course, everybody uses the PG&E power lines so there are no other solutions to the problem of wildfires and maintenance and mushrooming overhead costs.
Solar Customers bypass all those charges.

12/05/2021

Energy is one of the major costs of operating treatment facilities. Using renewable energy at these plants would help our state save money and address the climate crisis at the same time.

11/30/2021

As the US moves to decarbonize the grid, solar developers are making sophisticated real estate plays to find room for their arrays.

11/29/2021

Vinci Group, which specializes in construction, concessions, and energy, is responding to the climate crisis by focusing on accelerating the transformation of infrastructure, mobility, and living environments. One such project by Vinci is a new solar park along a French highway. PV Magazine reports....

11/23/2021

Solar farms are proliferating on undeveloped land, often harming ecosystems. But placing solar canopies on large parking lots offers a host of advantages — making use of land that is already cleared, producing electricity close to those who need it, and even shading cars.

11/20/2021

Colorado has a new “solar farm” that is proving to be a huge success in farming.

11/18/2021

In 2020, solar power saw its largest-ever annual capacity expansion at 127 gigawatts. Here's a snapshot of solar power capacity by country.

11/16/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/11/14/1054942590/solar-energy-colorado-garden-farm-land

The newly passed infrastructure bill could lead to a boom in solar production requiring a lot more land, including farmland. But research is showing solar panels might actually help grow some crops.

11/16/2021

The arrangement links colleges in a 20-year power purchase agreement that mirrors corporate-style renewable sourcing strategies.

11/13/2021

Researchers from Yale found that parking lots across Connecticut could host 7 GW of solar capacity and produce 9,000 GWh of electricity in their first year of operation.

11/11/2021

Solar and wind buildout in 2022 is expected to hit new highs amid policy tailwinds, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

11/05/2021

A pilot project, the first of its kind in the United States, will test the potential to mount solar panels on highway noise barriers without distracting drivers or deflecting noise in unexpected ways.