Guest Column: The Maryland override victory was great – now what’s next?
Standard Solar’s Tony Clifford says yesterday’s veto override of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act was a great (though not entirely unexpected) start to growing the state’s solar industry, it can’t be the end game. In this essay, he discusses what he thinks the next Maryland solar industry goal should be.
Maryland legislature overrides governor’s clean-energy veto
The Maryland Senate, following the lead of the House, completed the expected veto override this afternoon, sending Gov. Larry Hogan a stunning rebuke and reflecting the will of the overwhelming pro-solar Maryland population.
Massachusetts to extend SREC 2 until new program
The state has unveiled the latest version of its next solar incentive program, and will extend eligibility for larger projects under the SREC 2 program until the new program starts.
Maine PUC issues final ruling on net-metering compromise
Current solar customers are grandfathered for 15 years, but customers who sign up next year will see their net-metering benefits decline over time.
Not dead yet: DOE Sunshot awards $30 million in new project funding
After President Donald J. Trump announced plans to close the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), most solar observers assumed the Sunshot Initiative was dead, too. But an announcement yesterday of a new round of funding proves the vital program isn’t quite dead yet.
Utilities still struggle to win fixed, demand charge appeals
In the latest 50 States of Solar Report from the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, net metering once again topped the list of actions of policies that states tried to change in 2016.
Indiana senate bill targets net-metering for elimination
State Senator Brandt Hershman has introduced SB 309 into the legislative docket, a bill that contains language that could scuttle net-metering long before its stated sunset of 2027.
SEPA-EPRI analyze microgrid evolution, call for standards
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have completed a new report on microgrid evolution entitled “Microgrids: Expanding Applications, Implementations, and Business Structures.”
Utility veteran takes FERC reins again
For the second time since 2013, Commissioner Cheryl LeFleur will lead the body that oversees federal regulation of the country’s energy market – including the two controversial gas pipelines opponents thought might be dead.
Gov. Jerry Brown: “California is not turning back on renewables”
California governor Jerry Brown struck a defiant tone in his State of the State adress earlier this week, rejecting many of the policies put forward by the new Trump administration and Republicans in Washington DC.
