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ROTH: 100MW of modules detained under Hoshine WRO released

Shipping containers storing roughly 100MW of LONGi solar modules have been released, reports ROTH Capital Partners in an industry note, while Trina has had the vast majority of its detained product released, if not all of it entirely.  February 21, 2022 Hundreds of detained shipping containers housing roughly 100MW of LONGi solar modules have been …

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Build back later

The Build Back Better (BBB) Act, which would stand as one of the Biden administration’s most important pieces of legislation, has promised to bring the United States into a new era. It would rebuild crumbling infrastructure, boost clean energy initiatives, revitalize the country’s workforce, and provide tax relief to working families. Democrats assumed a confident, …

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Speed up interconnection studies with enforceable timelines and third-party competition, say SEIA and allies

The proposed measures would prompt transmission providers to complete studies on time, the groups said. They asked federal energy regulators for an accelerated interconnection rulemaking. February 21, 2022 The clean energy industry has presented a plan to accelerate interconnection studies through efficiency, timelines, and competition, in comments to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). So that interconnection …

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Sunrise brief: Schneider Electric purchases controlling stake in EnergySage

Also on the rise: Perch Energy to bring community solar to Massachusetts. US start-up mPower Technology is scaling up its flexible crystalline silicon solar module technology for spatial and terrestrial applications. Popular mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience store chain, Sheetz, has come to a long-term renewable energy supply agreement with Constellation. Ohio regulators approve 325MW solar …

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New report unveils utilities’ playbook to stall rooftop solar in California

Utilities and special interest groups set up roadblocks to America’s most popular energy option SACRAMENTO, CA — California’s investor owned utilities are using a common playbook to stall the growth of solar, according to a new report released Thursday by Environment California Research & Policy Center and CALPIRG Education Fund. In California, Pacific Gas and …

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New report highlights the environmental benefits of rooftop solar in California

Despite rooftop solar’s upsides, California Public Utilities Commission is considering drastic cuts to net energy metering SACRAMENTO – Installing more rooftop solar in California will increase essential renewable electricity generation while protecting the state’s open spaces. It will also help make communities more resilient to global warming-related disruptions to the power grid. These findings are …

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New report shows California risks ‘solar cliff’

California Public Utilities Commission is considering regulatory changes that could stall rooftop solar growth SACRAMENTO – Sharply reducing net metering payments and imposing high, solar-only fixed charges could slow the growth of rooftop solar installations – and, in the most extreme cases, cause installations to plummet — according to a new report released Tuesday by …

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New Poll Shows Utility Efforts to Roll Back Net Metering Are Very Unpopular with California Voters

Voters want California to expand and encourage rooftop solar, not allow utilities to undermine consumer choice. Tweet this A super-majority of 80 percent of voters across parties support net metering when provided a neutral statement on the program. 71 percent of voters want to see California do more to encourage and expand rooftop solar across …

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CALSSA Fights for Small Businesses, Consumer Choice in State Decision on Rooftop Solar Program

CALIFORNIA, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — California’s oldest and largest clean energy business group, the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA), is going up against the state’s three investor-owned utilities over the future of California’s rooftop solar market. The battle is unfolding at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in a regulatory decision that will make …

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IOUs Pressure CPUC to Make Rooftop 2x More Expensive, Slash Value of Solar Exports by 77%

SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — California’s three investor-owned utilities, including the largest utility in the country, PG&E, have joined together to pressure a regulatory agency set up to protect consumers from dangerous, expensive, and unreliable energy into making consumer solar two times more expensive than it is today, while slashing the value of solar …

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