Maryland’s new community solar program provides a blueprint that other states can follow, helping to increase use of locally generated energy and offering numerous benefits to communities. April 24, 2023 Maryland has a history of supporting solar and has set an ambitious goal of 100% renewable energy generation by 2035. Now the state is on …
Under a new executive order, environmental justice will be embedded into the work of federal agencies with special focus on communities most affected by toxic pollution and disproportionate environmental harms. April 24, 2023 President Biden signed the executive order, Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All, further embedding environmental justice into the work …
Biden Administration establishes Office of Environmental Justice Read More »
The “Limit, Save, Grow Act” proposes to raise the debt ceiling $1.5 trillion while slashing federal spending on clean energy and removing barriers to domestic oil and gas production. April 20, 2023 A bill proposed by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) proposes to raise the national debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion and promises …
Republican debt ceiling bill guts clean energy in Inflation Reduction Act Read More »
The new funding, governed by the Inflation Reduction Act, is to be used to build a clean energy economy, create new manufacturing jobs and helping families save money on their energy bills. April 20, 2023 A key focus of the transition to clean energy is the conversion of conventional heating, air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC) …
DOE commits $250 million to domestic heat pump manufacturing Read More »
Wyoming has enough solar installed to power over 22,000 homes and is set to more than double its solar capacity over the next five years. April 19, 2023 Through the end of 2022, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reports that Wyoming has installed a cumulative solar capacity of 146 MW. This is enough solar …
An analysis by the International Energy Agency puts solar’s lifetime emissions, manufacturing included, at a level that would earn only 25% to 33.4% of the IRA’s $3/kg hydrogen incentive April 19, 2023 Many assume that solar is clean enough to get any incentive. However, when we look at solar used in the production of hydrogen, …
Most solar won’t qualify for Inflation Reduction Act hydrogen incentive, per IEA data Read More »
More than 400 companies sent a letter saying that repealing the two-year solar tariff moratorium would eliminate 30,000 jobs, including 4,000 manufacturing jobs. April 18, 2023 More than 400 companies across the solar supply chain sent a letter to Congress imploring them not to repeal President Biden’s solar tariff moratorium. The moratorium was announced in June …
American companies ask Congress to reject $1 billion in retroactive solar tariffs Read More »
Since passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in August, utility-scale clean power sector announced $150 billion in funding, 46 new manufacturing facilities, and nearly 20,000 new jobs, said the American Clean Power Association. April 17, 2023 Over the last eight months, following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, over …
Since IRA, $150 billion investment, 46 factories, 18,000 jobs in renewable energy Read More »
A GridStor VP challenged recent interconnection proposals by three grid operators, and the slow pace of federal regulators, while suggesting a $1 billion gift to grid operators to hire staff, and a digital twin of the nation’s grid to speed interconnection studies. April 17, 2023 Interconnection is an “urgent problem that threatens to become fatal …
Interconnection delays threaten more companies each year, says GridStor VP Read More »
Net energy metering 3.0 will soon take effect, cutting payments for solar. SolarEdge’s solution of DC-coupled batteries offers a way to self-consume and protect power. April 14, 2023 On April 15, 2023, California will implement Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0, a rulemaking that sharply cuts the rate homeowners receive for exporting excess solar production to …
As California cuts solar compensation, SolarEdge aids value retention Read More »
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