Strategy and policy director Brian Lynch, veteran of companies and roles that became roadkill of prior industry gyrations, plays rising role explaining its current policy morass. These days, Brian Lynch, strategy and policy director for REC Solar, keeps up a brisk pace in his growing role as an authoritative tour guide surveying the industry’s hot …
REC Solar strategist helps solar make sense of its policy ‘mess’ Read More »
Illinois lawmakers are working on a omnibus clean energy package that would introduce a Storage for All program, a Solar Bill of Rights, virtual power plant programs, to name a few. Illinois lawmakers are in final discussions over several progressive initiatives in the omnibus Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act. Renewable energy projects in Illinois …
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A letter from the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing said the U.S. Trade Commission must act quickly to ensure tariff rulings are in place before a temporary gap creates an opportunity for solar components to be imported duty-free. The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission …
One of the biggest states for solar passed legislation to require the recycling of retired solar and wind projects, pending the governor’s approval. HB 3228 requires renewable energy facilities in Texas to recycle all components that are capable of being reused or recycled. The bill would also require nonrecyclable components to be properly disposed of. …
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Hundreds of Illinois residents rallied at the state’s capitol to call on lawmakers to pass the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act and other clean energy bills by the end of the month. Hundreds of Illinois community members joined lawmakers outside the Illinois Capitol building to rally for clean energy legislation currently in discussion. “We’re …
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Tor Valenza asks all 275,000 solar workers (plus all other clean energy workers) to take five minutes a day to call their state senators and ask them to preserve all clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. Don’t panic. We still have time. Here’s one easy guerrilla advocacy thing YOU can do to …
How well-crafted state policy can drive decarbonization in an evolving energy transition. As we reach the midpoint of the pivotal decade for climate action, the energy transition is at a crossroads. Our ability to rise to the herculean task before us – decarbonizing our electric grid – is growing further out of reach. Meeting growing …
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The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would renege more than a million commitments to the state’s rooftop solar customers. The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed AB 942 9–1, a bill that seeks to cut compensation rates for existing rooftop solar customers that send electricity to the grid. The bill requires …
Controversial rooftop solar bill glides through California’s Appropriations Committee Read More »
The Solar Energy Industries Association said the solar and storage industry is ready to get to work with the U.S. Senate on a more thoughtful and measured approach to unleashing true American energy dominance. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” 215 to 214. Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the …
House narrowly passes reconciliation bill that solar industry calls ‘unworkable’ Read More »
The “Powering Growth” plan aims to streamline the permitting process for energy infrastructure projects, address supply chain bottlenecks, and provide new sources of funding and financial support for projects through the establishment of the Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the “Powering Growth” act into law, an “all-of-the-above” energy plan that focuses …
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