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“What I’m trying to say is that there’s not an import duty in one country that will change the dynamics and the price of the product worldwide.”

To speed interconnection of utility-scale solar and storage, “maybe we want somebody running the show that has more of an interest in getting all these resources in the grid,” said law professor Shelley Welton in a webinar for “100% clean energy states.”

The Rocky Mountain Institute released a report outlining how its vision of “community solar+” can spread the benefits of solar throughout our communities.

As solar has grown, the fossil fuel industry has begun to attack it by funding misinformation campaigns online and among Facebook groups.

While New York has become a national solar leader, projects of this size are unprecedented in the Empire State.

The installation will be the largest in the state’s history by far, representing more than 10 times the capacity that the state has installed to date.

New York State is the number one community solar market in the US, and the largest market for Nautilus, which now has over 87MW in operation in the state.

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In a preliminary presentation of data from its survey on the impact of the investigation, SEIA shared that 90% of those who responded expect a severe or devastating impact on their business.