A new bill in Iowa seeks to credit these waitlisted customers, but does not extend the tax credit that has spurred $5 million a year in private investment in the state. March 4, 2022 In Iowa, a solar tax credit program has led to $15 million in credits paid over the last ten years, and …
As many as 3,000 Iowa solar customers are on a tax credit waitlist Read More »
Two bills moving their way through the House and Senate of Florida threaten to slash the value of Net Energy Metering. The bills are being described as a knockout punch to the industry and have strong bipartisan opposition. March 2, 2022 A battle of solar net energy metering (NEM) has been raging in several states …
Ending anti-solar rates in the Phoenix area depends on maintaining an Arizona law favoring competition in the electricity sector. The Arizona House has voted to end such competition, and the Arizona Senate could do the same. March 2, 2022 In a court decision that gave hope that Phoenix-area utility Salt River Project’s anti-solar rates would …
Arizona Senate controls the fate of Phoenix anti-solar rate Read More »
DOE’s Better Climate Challenge calls on organizations to share details on how they are reducing carbon emissions, thus creating a pathway for others to follow. March 1, 2022 The US Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a commitment from over 90 companies and organizations to reduce their carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 through DOE’s Better …
A request for proposals has been released to develop a plan guiding the deployment of 10-20GW of solar power by 2050 as the state seeks to fully decarbonize itself. February 28, 2022 A request for proposals for the Consulting Services for the Massachusetts Technical Potential of Solar Study has been released by the state’s Department …
Growing from three up to twenty gigawatts of solar power – Massachusetts seeks guidance Read More »
Community solar is a fast-growing sector of the US electricity industry, with more than 3.6GW of these solar projects operating across the country at the end of third quarter of 2021. According to a recent Wood Mackenzie report, and the next five years is expected see the community solar market add another 4.5GW of capacity. …
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The Department of Energy is charting a course for the developing US photovoltaic manufacturing, which could mitigate global supply chain challenges and benefit the climate and the economy as well as helping the US achieve its goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. February 24, 2022 Supply chain problems helped drive up the cost of …
DOE deep dives into strategies to solve clean energy supply chain issues Read More »
The 2022 Community Power Scorecard developed by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance grades the states on which give communities the most power to advance clean energy and which present barriers to local economic development through renewable power. Only four received top grades, indicating that most states have a lot of work to do. February 24, …
Four groups that support rooftop solar have asked federal energy regulators to disallow the “common” utility practice of charging their customers for their anti-solar advocacy. February 24, 2022 The Center for Biological Diversity has asked federal energy regulators to stop utilities from charging customers for their payments to industry groups that are “undermining the renewable …
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