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SEIA expands its executive team as advocacy work accelerates

The senior-level changes are aimed at supporting the industry organization’s goal of having solar reach 20% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030.

Sunrise brief: Xcel fined $1M over solar interconnection complaints

Also on the rise: Sungrow supplies battery energy storage system to Texas project, and MIT researchers lay out a path for higher rates of EV adoption.

Canadian REA forecasts ‘bright’ future despite challenging 2020

The trade group revealed the country’s solar, wind, and energy storage stats and explained why it’s optimistic about the year ahead.

Hawaiian Electric takes an ‘install first, approve later’ approach to residential solar

The utility has launched a new program, Quick Connect, aimed at accelerating the process for turning on new residential solar systems.

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Sunrise brief: Solar is cheapest based on price alone, Wood Mac reports

Also on the rise: Freedom Forever extends its Sunrun ties, and this EV battery may offer a 250-mile range, a 10-minute charge, and 0-60 in 3 seconds.

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Biden recommits U.S. to Paris climate accord, blocks Keystone pipeline

One environmental group said the new president’s actions make “the United States once more part of the global climate solution—not the problem.”

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Court strikes down Trump emission policy on his final day in office

Calling the policy “legally flawed,” a federal appeals court struck down the 2019 Affordable Clean Energy Rule. The decision presents the incoming Biden Administration with a clean slate for crafting a replacement policy.

Wyoming bill would repeal net metering and replace it with…?

The proposed legislation is vague, but the state’s utility regulators would be tasked with creating a new program that would be “fair” to all ratepayers.

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Sunrise brief: Dominion adds to its solar energy portfolio

Also on the rise: Your agenda for the Biden Administration, FirstEnergy’s solar RFP, Canada’s clean energy RFP, Maverick enters service, and coal ain’t dead just yet.

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Storage, wind, superpower: Part 3

In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower” and argue that the resulting near-zero-cost energy could be used by states or regions to offer a competitive advantage to employers.

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