California Assemblymember Laura Friedman has introduced a bill to review the costs and benefits of rooftop solar net metering in order to ensure that the California Public Utilities Commission considers these benefits and costs when designing net metered rates. The Solar Access Program in Puerto Rico will provide free solar and batteries to 30,000 households. A survey by Clean Energy Associate found that 26% of battery storage systems have fire detection and suppression issues, and 18% of energy storage systems had issues with the thermal management system. Solrite Energy plans to reduce the cost of residential solar financing with virtual power plants by using distributed solar-plus-storage as part of a virtual power plant. Georgia Solarcycle plans to invest an estimated $344 million in a solar glass manufacturing facility, bringing 600 new full-time jobs to Polk County and bolstering the US solar supply chain.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
