Silicon cost per watt down 96% over last two decades
Since 2004, the volume of polysilicon per watt is down by 87%, and the inflation adjusted price for polysilicon is also down by 76%.
The price of polysilicon has fallen by 54% since August
A slowdown in purchasing in China, along with a massive ramp up of supply, has led to anticipated price declines for polysilicon.
New York to add 25 GWh of energy storage for less than the cost of a slice of pizza
The state expects to save $2 billion a year, while meeting 18% to 25% of current seasonal peak demand, once the total deployed capacity reaches 6 GW by 2030.
All I want for Christmas is 400 GW of solar installed in 2023
For a long time global installation projections have come up short in forecasting solar installation volumes, including a big miss in 2022. Is it possible that we could see outpaced growth in 2023, like we saw in 2022?
Commerce clarifies that recent module manufacturing ruling only applies to four nations
The U.S. Department of Commerce stated unequivocally that companies assembling solar modules outside of southeast Asia were not part of the recent circumvention ruling.
White House releases IRA program guidebook
The guide to the IRA’s investments in clean energy and climate action describes the programs in plain English, with links to the official legal language.
Speculation on lawsuit against Biden’s two year tariff pause
ROTH Capital suggests that Auxin might be readying a set of lawsuits seeking to overturn Biden’s two year suspension of tariffs against circumventing solar companies.
Solar carport tax incentives suggested in California
California Senator Josh Becker submitted SB 49, which roughly states that California should incentivize parking lot solar power via an (as of yet) unspecified tax credit.
Energy storage fire, explosion, and safety training manual release
The International Code Council handbook contains energy storage installation codes, hardware standard, and lithium-ion risk mitigation tools.
BLM starts work on 1 GW of Arizona solar, aims to make approval process more efficient
Extending the Obama administration’s 2012 goal of using public land for renewables, the Bureau of Land Management seeks to refine the 32 rules of renewable development for modern times.
