California high court orders review of rooftop solar incentive cuts
The California Supreme Court has ordered the state appeals court to reexamine its decision to defer to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) over a controversial cut to rooftop solar incentives. The net energy metering 3.0 ruling led to a crash in California’s once-thriving rooftop solar market and put clean energy procurement goals in jeopardy.
California urged to fast-track 23 GW of renewables near gas plants
California could move quickly to enable 23 GW of renewables near existing thermal generators, in time for the projects to qualify for tax credits before they expire, says a think tank policy director.
Iron-sodium battery to back up fire-prone community in California
The US Department of Energy has granted $4.1 million to Inlyte Energy to deploy grid-scale batteries in a microgrid in northern California.
U.S. startup installs building-integrated, organic photovoltaic facade
Next Energy Technologies has completed the first installation of its transparent organic photovoltaic glass facade. The 9.3 m2 installation is located at its headquarters in Santa Barbara, California.
California solar curtailment down 12% on back of batteries
For the first five months of 2025, CAISO data showed solar electricity curtailment declined by 12% as a share of generation, falling from 13% to 11.5%, even as solar output grew 18% year over year. During this period, however, curtailment still rose 4.1% in absolute terms, with March showing a 28% increase, matching the prior year’s peak.
Gaining a battery storage edge in California and Texas grids
A GridBeyond study says succeeding in saturated battery storage markets requires software-driven agility and real-time decision-making.
Solar becomes top source of electricity in California
Over the past 12 months, solar power has become California’s largest source of electricity, a trend likely to continue.
California fast-tracks 4.6 GW battery project with 1.1 GW of solar
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has approved the Darden Clean Energy Project, the first development to receive fast-track approval under its Opt-In Certification program. The project includes 1.1 GW of solar capacity and a battery energy storage system (BESS), designed to power 850,000 homes for four hours.
California’s regulatory war over rooftop solar
California’s rooftop solar industry faces renewed pressure as the state’s supreme court takes up a legal challenge to its controversial NEM 3.0 policy.
Element Resources to build hydrogen plant with solar, storage in California
Element Resources plans to build North America’s largest hydrogen plant in California, using solar and battery storage to enable round-the-clock production.
