Policy

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, lead developer of a toolkit to make it faster and less costly to interconnect distributed storage, now turns to helping states use the toolkit to update their interconnection rules. April 4, 2022 Interconnection rules in most states have not yet been updated to account for distributed storage, with its unique …

IREC aims to help 35 states speed interconnection of distributed storage Read More »

Kansas state Senator Mike Thomas has made several attempts at legislation that is considered anti-solar in his state, and at times he has shared false information about the health and economic impacts of renewable energy. April 1, 2022 Early this year, Sen. Mike Thompson of Kansas (R) introduced new laws that would require solar and …

Senator’s anti-solar state legislation fails, now targeting county zoning law Read More »

US solar manufacturers request tax credits in letter to Congress Manufacturers in every leg of the solar value chain are requesting long-term PV tax credits in the budget reconciliation legislation. PVEL teams up with drone inspection specialist to provide aerial inspection as a service Using electroluminescent imaging the team can perform an inspection of an …

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While the proposal includes policies that have been considered harmful in the past, the market certainty it provides is immensely more valuable to the health of the state’s market than a worst-case scenario where the incentive program expires entirely, according to advocates. March 30, 2022 A coterie of clean energy advocates, including the North Carolina …

Solar advocates reaffirm their approval of Duke Energy’s proposed net metering successor in North Carolina Read More »

Manufacturers in every leg of the solar value chain are requesting long-term PV tax credits in the budget reconciliation legislation. March 30, 2022 A letter was sent to Congress, signed by over 100 companies throughout the US solar manufacturing supply chain, to request long-term solar manufacturing tax credits in the federal budget reconciliation bill. The …

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Commissioner Phillips spoke of fixing interconnection dynamics that can result in only 20% of projects in a queue ultimately getting interconnected. He favors “substantial transmission,” he said, as well as near-term transmission improvements using grid-enhancing technologies and higher-capacity wires. March 30, 2022 With renewable generation expected to reach 35-50% by 2030, “there is a clear …

FERC Commissioner Phillips’s views on how to improve transmission, interconnection Read More »

Transparent utility modeling in two other states has enabled advocates to show that adding more solar than utilities had proposed in their resource plans would yield benefits. The Arizona Technology Council and sustainability advocate Ceres brought the idea to Arizona regulators. March 28, 2022 The Arizona Technology Council became involved in the state’s energy policy …

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New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey to join dozens of corporations and universities in demonstrating shared vision for clean energy vision. March 25, 2022 An initial group of 40 hydrogen ecosystem partners have signed a multi-state agreement to become one of at least four regional clean energy hydrogen hubs designated through the federal Regional …

Four northeast states form consortium to develop regional clean hydrogen hub Read More »

Hanwha Solutions becomes the largest shareholder of REC Silicon and, pending passage of SEMA, commits to a multi-phase, multi-billion-dollar expansion across the full solar energy supply chain. March 23, 2022 Hanwha Solutions announces stepped up efforts to supply customers with “Made-in-America” products. Hanwha, the Korean company that owns Q CELLS, launched this effort by becoming …

Hanwha commits to US manufacturing across the supply chain Read More »