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Sunrise brief: Senate approves bill to improve permitting of energy projects Read More »

While the lucrative tax credits has attracted clean energy manufacturers from around the world to build factories in the U.S., the fact that many of the new manufacturing facilities are from Chinese companies has created a controversy that this new bill aims to solve. August 1, 2024 A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced the American …

Bill aims to cut 45X tax credits for Chinese solar makers Read More »

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources voted to advance the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, a bipartisan piece of legislation aimed at improving permitting for energy infrastructure projects. The solar permitting process has been named as one of the greatest bottlenecks to the deployment of solar projects in the U.S. The process can be challenging …

Senate approves bill to improve permitting of energy projects Read More »

Solar trade groups in Washington, Colorado and Minnesota advocated for grant programs to speed permitting for rooftop solar, using software such as SolarAPP+. Three other states also offer grants, with two requiring automated permitting. July 29, 2024 Automated permitting for distributed solar and storage is set to expand well beyond California, as five states follow …

Six states offer grants to help local governments automate solar permitting Read More »

The role of battery storage on the grid was a major focus of the RE+ Mid-Atlantic conference in Philadelphia last week. In addition to numerous storage vendors and consultants on the show floor, a panel of experts assembled to discuss storage strategies for the PJM interconnection area, covering the Mid-Atlantic region. There was broad agreement …

Energy storage opportunities in Mid-Atlantic region await clear state policies Read More »

Accelerating deployment of rooftop and community solar with supportive policies would help New York meet its goal of 70% renewable power by 2030 at lower cost, says a solar trade group. July 24, 2024 The New York Solar Energy Industries Association has called for “high-impact policy interventions” to move the state beyond its distributed solar …

A path to 20 GW of distributed solar in New York Read More »

Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY) released the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, promising to accelerate the permitting processes for energy and mineral projects of all types in the U.S. July 23, 2024 U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), chair and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources …

U.S. Senators introduce comprehensive energy permitting reform act Read More »

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed H.4876, a bill to address solar and energy storage development challenges in the state. The bill will next go to the state Senate to finalize a compromise bill. The bill includes provisions to incentivize solar and storage development, streamline siting and permitting processes at both the state and …

Massachusetts passes pro-solar and energy storage reforms Read More »

The $7 billion Solar for All program administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) seeks to support solar, storage and energy efficiency projects that benefit low-income and disadvantages communities. A panel of stakeholders at last week’s RE+ Mid-Atlantic conference in Philadelphia discussed how the program expanding …

$7 billion federal ‘Solar for All’ program faces vendor and compliance challenges Read More »

The nation’s largest grid operator told renewables trade groups that it will launch a transmission planning process ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. July 17, 2024 PJM Interconnection, which provides transmission from Chicago to New Jersey, said it will launch a stakeholder engagement process in August to “help inform inputs” into scenario analyses for …

Grid operator PJM to start talks on regional transmission Read More »