SEIA receives accreditation to develop solar industry standards
The Solar Energy Industries Association is now approved by the American National Standards Institute to develop national standards for U.S. solar and storage.
Sunrise brief: U.S. solar market expected to triple in size in five years
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U.S. solar market expected to triple in size in five years
The solar industry had its best first quarter in history as supply chain challenges fade, according to U.S. Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report.
U.S. House fails to override President’s veto on overturning solar tariff moratorium
The moratorium is intended as a bridge put in place temporarily while the United States rapidly ramps up manufacturing to supply its burgeoning solar industry.
Sunrise brief: CAISO transmission plan to support 17 GW of solar within a decade
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CAISO transmission plan to support 17 GW of solar within a decade
The California grid operator said that interconnection requests for projects in the zones specified in its transmission plan would receive priority in its interconnection study process.
Texas utility solar developer emerges after $30 million investment
Accelergen, a greenfield utility-scale solar developer, will launch following the Leyline Capital financing.
Hot topics at RE+ Southeast renewable energy conference
pv magazine USA traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a regional conference convening leaders in the energy transition.
President Biden vetoes legislation to repeal moratorium on solar tariffs
Biden vetoed the repeal, saying it would undermine the efforts to ramp up domestic manufacturing to support a burgeoning solar industry and would create uncertainty for businesses and workers in the U.S. solar industry.
Treasury Department releases guidance on solar domestic content
The Inflation Reduction Act includes a 10% bonus for solar power projects that use made-in-USA content, and the Treasury released long-awaited details on what that means.
