DC Solar, a Benicia-based company, pleaded guilty today to charges related to a billion dollar Ponzi scheme

Some Solar Panel Modules can be hazardous to your health if they catch on fire.

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INHALATION HAZARD

Hazardous materials used in the semi-conductor industry, such as silicon, boron, phosphorus, cadmium, tellurium, arsenic, and gallium, are used in the construction of PV (Solar Panel) modules and components.

In PV modules these materials are sealed between the top layer of glass and the plastic backing of the module, and then are encased in an aluminum frame.

This section refers to uses classified as Solar Energy Conversion Systems – Commercial, in Santa Clara County, California as
described in § 2.10.040.

§4.10.345 Solar Energy Conversion Systems–Commercial
This section refers to uses classified as Solar Energy Conversion Systems – Commercial, as described in § 2.10.040. Commercial solar energy conversion systems shall comply with all of the requirements of this section.

Finally, some government agencies, are starting to revise their regulations to include updated restrictions on where solar farms can be located.

We are starting a list of locations and the regulations, in hopes our readers will send us additional information that can be used to encourage more local and state government agencies to start placing restrictions on the locations where Solar Farms can be built.

Oregon Adopts Strict Rules for Solar Farms

Oregon Set Strict Regulations For Solar Farms.

Oregon put restrictions on the amount of land that can be used for Solar Farms depending on the quality of the farm land.

The state Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted new rules prohibiting solar farms being built on high-value farmland.

End Of Life Management of PV Solar Panels Containing Hazardous Waste

As of this writing in January of 2020, we could not find any federal standard within the U.S.A., or requirement for end-of-life management of photovoltaic panels that don’t meet the standard for hazardous waste — and they typically do not.

On August 27, 2019, there was a fire on a 60 acre solar farm in the city of Pittsburg, California, close to residential and business areas.

During the fire, the firefighter were informed the solar panels were energized and high risk, thus preventing them from getting under the panels.

The following article is an example of corruption by government officials and greedy business executives. But is also details how investigators and/or real journalists from a "News Organization" discovered the corruption and eventually the DA's office got involved.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office launched simultaneous raids on at least half a dozen homes and offices this week as part of a corruption probe into a failed solar project that cost the City of Industry $20 million and left taxpayers with nothing to show for it.

Solar panels have been heralded as the alternative to fossil fuels for decades. Most readers have likely seen exciting headlines claiming we could power the world's energy demands multiple times were we simply to cover the Sahara Desert with a solar farm the size of China. The fact that such endeavors would be unsustainable due to their size and the sheer amount of maintenance required or that the necessary infrastructure to bring this energy all around the world is simply unimaginable is irrelevant to those who dream of a solar future.

A recent study reveals an aspect about solar energy we never expected or thought possible – it contributes to climate change.