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Republican lawmakers retry bill to bring community solar to Ohio

Ohio state representatives reintroduced a bill to legalize community solar after the legislation’s previous versions were left to die in the Senate.

Illinois considers clean energy package to tackle data center boom

Illinois lawmakers are working on an omnibus clean energy package that would introduce a Storage for All program, a Solar Bill of Rights, virtual power plant programs, to name a few.

Minnesota’s automated solar permitting bill stagnates as deadline approaches

With Minnesota’s permitting process hindering rooftop solar growth, a bill to adopt automated solar permitting lingers in the state house.

U.S. distributed solar grew 5.4 GW in 2024

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance study finds that five states saw increases of more than 30% in distributed solar capacity, one state grew by 50% and another doubled its capacity.

Permitting processes place Minnesota’s rooftop solar in jeopardy

Permitting and other “soft costs” account for over the half expense of residential solar projects, making rooftop solar less accessible for many Minnesotans, a new report finds.

U.S. states still have a lot of work to do on energy policy

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance Community Power Scorecard gave 23 states failing grades on policies related to energy democracy and accountability.

How utilities use financial models to justify higher rates of return

A former chief economist from Sempra Energy explains how utilities manipulate financial models to justify higher electricity rates.

Strong state solar policies boost adoption of distributed energy

Of the 29 GW of solar installed in the U.S. in 2023, 31% was distributed solar, according to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.

DSD Renewables acquires 11 MW of community solar in Minnesota

The portfolio marks DSD’s first venture in Minnesota, a land where community solar adoption has been widespread and effective.

Rooftop solar groups ask FERC to stop utilities from charging customers for anti-solar advocacy

Four groups that support rooftop solar have asked federal energy regulators to disallow the “common” utility practice of charging their customers for their anti-solar advocacy.

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