Day: April 9, 2025

The fund supports solar installations for tribal, rural and low-income schools, municipalities and counties. April 9, 2025 Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham approved House Bill 128, establishing a $20 million grant fund for solar energy and battery storage for tribal, rural and low-income schools, municipalities, and counties. The fund will issue planning and implementation grants to …

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The plan could add 118 GW of solar to the PJM by 2040. April 9, 2025 Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro is looking to bring an “all-of-the-above” approach to modernize the state’s energy plan by boosting the share of renewable energy buildout in the state. Among the plan’s initiatives is the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), …

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California has an electric bill affordability crisis. The Solar Energy Industries Association makes recommendations to address it. April 9, 2025 California has among the highest electricity rates in the nation, second only to Hawaii. The state suffers from an affordability crisis and electricity prices outpace inflation. According to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the …

Six ways for California to lower electricity rates Read More »

From ESS News In one of the biggest shake ups in global trade in history, President Donald Trump has declared sweeping levies on U.S. trading partners around the world. The new U.S. import tariffs, including a 10% baseline on all goods and higher rates for key trading partners, such as China, Malaysia and Vietnam, is expected …

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A 5 MW community solar installation brings an average $14 million of economic activity into the local community and supports 100 jobs, according to a report by the Coalition for Community Solar Access. April 9, 2025 The report Economic Impact of Community Solar, released by the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), estimated that 1 …

Community solar projects generate $2.1 billion in economic impact Read More »

With California projected to fall two million installations short of its 2030 target, the bill aims to make installing heat pumps and HVAC systems faster and easier. April 9, 2025 A bill in the California Senate aims to streamline the California’s permitting process for heat pumps and create a certification program for contractors who install …

California introduces bill to accelerate heat pump adoption Read More »