SEIA warns of 23,000 solar job losses due to tariffs
Despite winning concessions from the Trump Administration in the Section 201 case, SEIA is still fighting.
New York unveils bold solar, energy storage plans
In Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State address, he re-committed New York to eliminating coal from its power plants in two years, provide solar to 10,000 low-income New Yorkers and invest $200 million in energy storage research.
Pennsylvania offers $30 million to create solar jobs
Before the ink was even dry on Governor Tom Wolf’s signature on Act 40 – designed to stabilize the state’s solar market – the governor has made money available for companies that deploy and create solar jobs.
Washington Post comes out against tariffs on solar
The Post has become the latest large mainstream U.S. news publication to oppose the tariffs, as South Korea considers a WTO complaint.
Muted reaction to USITC recommendations as groups scramble to divine details
After all the sound and fury that has surrounded the Section 201 trade action brought by petitioners Suniva and SolarWorld, reaction to the trade commissions preliminary recommendations has been oddly subdued.
Thin film PV maker Stion to discontinue operations
The Mississippi-based CIGS manufacturer cites “intense” competition from imports.
SUNation Solar Systems acquires Level Solar accounts
Almost exactly one month after Level Solar slipped the surly bonds of business and left the solar industry for good, SUNation Solar Systems has been approved by the former company’s board of directors to take over servicing those accounts.
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Level Solar quietly goes under
Former employees are saying that the New York-based residential and C&I solar company has laid off everyone.
Diversity, Part III, in which Frank Andorka feels something like hope
In the final part of our three-part series on The Solar Foundation’s diversity study, our reporter talks to industry leaders to find out what the next steps are to fixing some of the gaps in diversity in the solar industry.
