Policy

Three years after passage of New Mexico’s community solar act, Affordable Solar intends to use domestic content in the seven solar installations that make up the 35 MW Cuidando Los Niños Community Solar Project. February 25, 2025 Affordable Solar announced the groundbreaking and construction of New Mexico’s first community solar project, which the company expects …

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Solar-friendly policies that include demand flexibility, advanced conductors and virtual power plants, as well as lesser-known approaches, can help control the cost of electricity, says RMI. February 25, 2025 The think tank RMI has recommended sixteen solutions that state utility regulators could implement to control customer electric bills, in the report “A strategic framework for utility …

Solar-friendly policies that states can pursue to control the cost of electricity Read More »

Sponsored by Senators Trey Stewart (R-Aroostook) Stacey Guerin (R-Penobscot) two nearly identical bills, LD 32 and LD 257, aim to do away with rules that allow owners of solar projects of a certain size to receive credit for the energy sent to grid. “These bills ultimately threaten to dismantle community solar, one of the few …

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Assemblymember John Harabedian of Pasadena introduced AB 740, legislation aimed at supporting virtual power plant (VPP) advancement in California. VPPs are a system of distributed energy resources like rooftop solar, battery energy storage, bidirectional EV chargers and more. They enable a flexible, resilient grid that can adapt readily to shifting electricity demand on a more …

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The Residential Solar Automated Permitting Act would require local governments to adopt instant solar permitting for residential rooftop solar and home battery storage. February 21, 2025 The Residential Solar Automated Permitting Act was proposed in Illinois with a pair of companion bills SB2395 and HB3265. The bills, proposed by Sen. Bill Cunningham and Rep. Marcus …

Illinois proposes bill to cut bureaucratic inefficiency in residential solar permitting Read More »

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Power Scorecard gave 23 states failing grades on policies related to energy democracy and accountability. February 21, 2025 The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) 2025 Community Power Scorecard surveyed how states are doing in 18 policy areas, revealing that states overall have not improved much since last year. While three …

U.S. states still have a lot of work to do on energy policy Read More »

A report highlights the increasing benefits of building energy efficiency codes, and maps the states that are adopting them. Building energy efficiency is a key element of a least-cost 100% renewables grid, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory has found. February 20, 2025 Energy efficiency is “the first and best solution” to meet the growing need …

States that adopt recent building energy efficiency codes save more energy Read More »

For an industry centered around the sun and the clean energy it provides, recycling is a complicated story. With many PV systems now starting to reach their end of life, there is growing concern about what happens to solar panels when they are no longer useful. Without an increase in solar recycling, the U.S. is …

Experts weigh in on solar recycling, repowering and public policy Read More »

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From ESS-news Battery Council International (BCI), a major energy storage industry association, has issued policy recommendations to the 119th Congress, highlighting concerns about domestic manufacturing competitiveness and supply chain security. In a February 2025 policy brief, BCI President Roger Miksad emphasized that batteries are “a cornerstone of the modern American economy,” supporting $8.1 trillion in economic …

Battery Council International calls for Congressional action to protect domestic battery manufacturing Read More »