Policy

The Solar and Storage Industries Institute launched the Center for Model Policy Development, a new effort to help harmonize state policymaking around barriers to clean energy deployment.

Homes and businesses within a quarter mile of the Valley Center Energy Storage Facility were evacuated and a shelter-in-place order was in effect for anyone a half mile from the site. Owner, Terra-Gen, issued a statement saying that the facility’s design systems are keeping the incident contained.

Also on the rise: Redflow and Ameresco to deploy prototype microgrid at Stewart Air National Guard Base. Five new energy storage systems triples Enel’s footprint in Texas. And more.

Also on the rise: How long do residential solar batteries last? Sharp unveils all-black 420 W TOPCon solar panel with 21.51% efficiency. And more.

From Covid disruptions to concerns about forced labor to volatile prices, the U.S. has been dealing with a myriad of supply chain disruptions. What we need now is certainty.

An industry note from Roth Capital partners said the panels were released for entry to the U.S. market.

Also on the rise: Planes, trains, or automobiles: Which has the lowest carbon footprint? Storage, inverters, design tools and more at RE+ 2023. And more.

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, actor and former White House aide Kal Penn, and CNN’s Van Jones addressed the opening ceremony of RE+ yesterday. The high-profile speakers opened the event and delivered a rallying cry to the solar and energy storage industry to be more inclusive of disadvantaged communities and people of color as it undergoes a period of unprecedented expansion.

Also on the rise: Silfab Solar signs agreement with NorSun for U.S.-made wafers. Regulatory gaps in solar inverters: The pressing need for oversight. And more.

One year after the introduction of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), its funding opportunities are coming to fruition and the community benefits are real.