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Solar becomes top source of electricity in California (pv-magazine-usa.com)

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"In the 12 months ending April 2025, solar generated 83.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, compared to 81.6 TWh from natural gas."

"Nationally, solar generation continues to climb. In April, solar supplied 10.64% of U.S. electricity for the month (marking the first time the country crossed the 10% mark) and contributed 7.35% of generation over the rolling 12 months. California, by comparison, produced 42% of its electricity from solar at its seasonal peak in April, with May expected to push that figure even higher."

Good 'ol CA, long-time nation-leader.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

True. They don't want you feeding power back into supposedly dead lines that they might be trying to work on.

If you get a battery, you'll get a power shutoff installed with it. That power shutoff allows you to separate entirely from the grid instantly and keep your system running off grid. Imo it's half the reason to get a battery.

You can get the shutoff without the battery, but it's not much cheaper.

I did a full writeup here. https://lemmy.world/post/32326227

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Very nice writeup. Don't have the time to fully read, but did a quick skim. Def saved for later reference though.

You sound like you might have the latest news on the 30% tax credit. Do you know how much longer that'll be a thing/what you'd need to do now to get it?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Just from a quick search,

Legislation passed in July 2025, known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," affects the Residential Clean Energy Credit.

The 30% credit will end on December 31, 2025, without a phase-out period.
Systems must be installed and commissioned by this date to receive the full credit.
This changes the previous plan under the Inflation Reduction Act, which included a gradual phase-down until 2034.