As the majority of the country prepares to experience darkness mid-day for the first time in nearly a century, the approaching total solar eclipse offers an opportunity for reflection, lessons and unification. On August 21, 2017, when the total solar eclipse occurs, our cleantech and renewable energy industry can pause to realize just how far we…
Access to sunlight is often called the most difficult legal issue connected with solar energy use. The ancient precedent of “ancient lights” holding that a person has a natural right to receive the light that passes through their window has be unanimously repudiated in the U.S. No common law legal right to unobstructed light from…
We just completed our Green Business Recertification with the Monterey Bay Area Green Business Program. Proud to be a certified Green Business!
Estriatus Law was honored to be invited to the Solar Pioneer Conference last month. John Schaeffer’s blog post about the event contains some interesting facts for those interested in the origins of the solar industry. Musings from the Solar Pioneer Party
The danger of not staying on the forefront of consumer protection is potentially large from a legal perspective as companies and the renewable energy industry continue growing exponentially. The huge amount of potential growth for this industry, that still only occupies approximately 1% the electricity market, is parallel to the size of its potential growing…
