Advocacy can save the IRA and your job
Tor Valenza asks all 275,000 solar workers (plus all other clean energy workers) to take five minutes a day to call their senators and ask them to preserve all clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
PJM expects adequate resources for summer with opportunities for demand response
The regional transmission organization, PJM, forecast “sufficient generation” for typical peak demand this summer but is preparing to call on contracted demand response resources to reduce electricity use under more extreme scenarios featuring record demand.
Controversial rooftop solar bill glides through California’s Appropriations Committee
The California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed a bill that would renege more than a million commitments to the state’s rooftop solar customers.
Key takeaways from CleanPower 2025
Over 8,000 people convened in Phoenix, Arizona at the annual utility-scale clean energy event held by the American Clean Power Association (ACP).
Propagation of lithium-ion fires is the real threat
Live fire tests aim to demonstrate physical containment technology.
Alabama enacts ‘all-of-the-above’ energy plan
The “Powering Growth” plan aims to streamline the permitting process for energy infrastructure projects, address supply chain bottlenecks, and provide new sources of funding and financial support for projects through the establishment of the Alabama Energy Infrastructure Bank.
House narrowly passes reconciliation bill that solar industry calls ‘unworkable’
The Solar Energy Industries Association said the solar and storage industry is ready to get to work with the U.S. Senate on a more thoughtful and measured approach to unleashing true American energy dominance.
Solar installers learn how to sell solar in a charged political environment
pv magazine USA spoke with installers who serve some solidly red states – Arkansas, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming – to see how they sell solar to different audiences, and what role, if any, political leanings play in convincing potential customers to go solar.
Ohio continues community solar ban in energy policy overhaul
Ohio Gov. DeWine signed off on sweeping changes to the state’s energy policies, which include a repeal of the solar energy credit program.
Schneider Electric offers partners certification, training to its microgrid platform
Schneider’s EcoStruxure Microgrid Flex integrates configuration and programming, microgrid control, electrical distribution, battery storage, and services.
