Colorado has had a strong residential solar market for a decade now, and continues to introduce more solar across residential, commercial, community and utility scales. May 12, 2023 Colorado had installed about 2.3 GW of solar capacity through the end of 2022, enough to power the equivalent of over 450,000 homes, said the Solar Energy …
The Inflation Reduction Act includes a 10% bonus for solar power projects that use made-in-USA content, and the Treasury released long-awaited details on what that means. May 12, 2023 The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance that provides detailed information about the domestic content bonus under the Inflation Reduction Act. Solar …
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Building clean energy projects in the U.S. at the speed and scale needed to adequately address the climate crisis requires strategic reforms that improve the way such projects are sited and permitted at the federal, state and local levels, said a press release from the Biden-Harris Administration. The administration released its objectives for permit reform, …
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Selected projects in thirteen states and Puerto Rico will be funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and support a resilient grid that automatically adjusts to changing demands. May 10, 2023 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is investing $26 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for eight selected projects to demonstrate how solar, wind, storage …
U.S. Homeland Security officers executed a search warrant on a solar panel manufacturing facility in Jacksonville. May 9, 2023 A solar panel manufacturing facility run by major provider JinkoSolar is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to local news outlets. Agents from Homeland Security, the FBI, and U.S. Customs and Border …
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In California, many customers have low monthly bills for electricity. For example, a single person living in an apartment, a couple living in a small, single family home, or a family living in a very energy efficient home. These customers have bills that are in the $100 a month range. California has millions of such …
Under a new bill, existing projects could be retroactively removed if new permit requirements are not made. New solar and wind farms would need to win the approval of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, while undergoing yearly fees, tight siting requirements and more. May 8, 2023 The Senate of the state of Texas voted …
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Exploring California’s energy transition with the help of alternative battery technologies. May 5, 2023 California has recently introduced a new net metering policy known as NEM 3.0. This policy is designed to help the state achieve its 2045 goal of a 100% clean energy grid by encouraging the installation of solar panels and energy storage …
NEM 3.0 sparks the growing potential of virtual power plants Read More »
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Three leading environmental groups have filed a petition to the California Court of Appeals to review the state’s solar net energy metering cuts. May 4, 2023 A coalition of three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for instituting a rulemaking decision that rapidly and sharply slashes payments to …
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