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Solar News
Important Considerations for Energy Storage
At a time when California is setting record-breaking climate standards, our utilities are changing their rate structures, and new...
Brighten Solar’s Project Director Receives NABCEP Certification
We are pleased to announce that our very own Jeremy Favier, Co-Founder and Project Director of Brighten Solar Co...
Santa Barbara Votes for Community Choice Energy
Great news! The County of Santa Barbara, along with the cities of Santa Barbara and Goleta, voted on July 17th to move forward with...
Brighten Solar + Sierra Club Host Renewables Film Screening
On Tuesday, Brighten Solar Co. was thrilled to host a film screening of the Sierra Club’s new documentary, Reinventing Power: America’s...
Batteries: Why Does Cobalt Matter?
Batteries are gaining popularity fast, and their cost is going down more quickly than expected. Batteries can help keep the lights on during an...
Your Battery Questions Answered
The Green Energy Revolution is here: According to The Wall Street Journal, global investment in renewables was over double that of fossil fuels in 2016...
Brighten Solar Co. Celebrates Earth Month
It is only fitting that Brighten Solar Co. has its headquarters in Santa Barbara, the town where Earth Day was founded in 1970...
Solar to the Rescue
Solar energy is most known for its environmental value: every kilowatt-hour of electricity produced from a solar panel is a kilowatt-hour not produced from fossil fuels. In fact, due to increased...
Trump Administration Plans to Open the US Coasts to Oil Drilling (And What You Can Do About It)
The Trump administration rang in the new...
Deckers Brands Goleta and Brighten Solar Co Partner to Launch Corporate Solar Program
The Goleta and Santa Barbara business...
Trump Approves Tariffs on Solar PV Panels
The U.S. solar industry has been on the edge of their seats for months awaiting Trump’s decision on the 201 Solar Trade Case, in which two...