Renters and low-income Californians hoping to take advantage of the state’s abundant sunshine and cheap cost of solar will face some unwelcome news in the coming weeks. Beginning next year, two of the state’s three big investor-owned utilities will increase premiums on community shared solar subscriptions. Community solar is supposed to allow multiple customers –
Solar energy refers to energy from the sun. The sun has produced renewable energy for billions of years. The main benefit of solar energy is that it does not produce any pollutants and is one of the cleanest sources of energy; it requires low maintenance and is easy to install. Solar companies such as
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Generation of Jobs The U.S. was the fifth largest producer of solar panels in the world in 2016 and has created thousands of jobs in the country, according to Guardian. A 2016 Energy.gov report states that employment in the solar sector increased by 123% in five years since 2010. By 2015 there were 209,000 people employed in solar
In early 2016 there was a 43% rise in solar installations, and by the second quarter U.S. had an installed capacity of 31.6 gigawatts (GW) enough to power 6.2 million homes reports the Solar Energy Industries Association. Small and Decentralized Electricity Source Solar energy’s greatest attraction is that it can be produced on a small scale