From pv magazine 6/24 AD/CVD tariffs for US-imported solar components from Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia have been paused since 2022. Should they resume, tariffs of between 50% and 250% of the cost of shipped goods would apply to components from China that are found to have been dumped in the affected Southeast Asian nations …
Community solar projects are non-utility owned assets that allow customers to subscribe to a portion of the project’s electricity generation capacity in exchange for bill credits. June 17, 2024 A pair of bills that would establish rules for a community solar market are working their way through the Michigan legislature. If passed, Senate bills 152 …
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A leader of a union whose members work in construction and maintenance said the union supported a moratorium on tariffs on certain imported solar panels, as domestic panel output increases, to preserve opportunities in solar construction and installation. June 17, 2024 Two-thirds of jobs in the solar industry are in construction and installation, versus 13% …
NYSERDA is allocating $5 million to fund up to 50% of project costs for developing energy storage systems capable of operating for 10 to 100 hours, addressing key integration challenges and promoting viable economic products within New York’s energy grid. June 14, 2024 New York State’s “Renewable Optimization and Energy Storage Innovation Program” is dedicating …
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From pv magazine ESS News Battery manufacturers CATL and Gotion High-Tech have denied U.S. lawmakers’ claims of forced labor in their supply chains, calling the accusations groundless and false. On June 6, a group of U.S. Republican lawmakers have called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to immediately add CATL and Gotion High-Tech to a Uyghur …
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Using its own database of price quotes, the Anza Q2 Pricing Insights Report highlights the first price increase in years as a result of AD/CVD petition and the reinstatement of bifacial import duties. June 12, 2024 Anza, a solar and energy storage supply chain platform, Q2 Pricing Insights Report aggregates data from 95% of the …
Solar module prices increase for first time in years, Anza reports Read More »
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) has launched a spreadsheet tracker and map showing that eight states and certain utilities across the U.S. now require smart inverters for new distributed solar and storage installations. Installers working in those states and utility service areas must use inverters that are certified to meet the smart inverter standard known as …
More states now require smart inverters, enabling more distributed solar Read More »
The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously voted that solar cell manufacturing in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, supported by local incentives, is harming U.S. industry. This decision paves the way for the Commerce Department to finalize its determinations on Countervailing Duties by July 18 and Anti-Dumping duties by October 1. June 10, 2024 In its …
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) makes available several new financial incentives to encourage the installation of clean energy projects in economically stressed locations. One such incentive is a bonus federal tax credit for projects built on brownfield sites. The brownfield credit is available for wind, solar, geothermal, and other renewable power projects, as …
Walking the hazardous line of qualifying for the brownfield energy tax credit Read More »
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