50 states of solar incentives: Kentucky
With relatively low electricity rates and financial incentives that are few and far between, Kentucky residents and business owners have not had much motivation to go solar, but change is on the horizon.
Georgia Power proposes to apply $200 rooftop solar interconnection fee to its customers
Analysis shows the utility has raised bills $26 annually over the last 11 years.
Proposed FEMA building code may hamper solar deployment
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has proposed to raise the structural risk category for solar to the maximum, which would increase the structural requirements for ground-mounted solar and energy storage.
Strategies to maximize clean energy development while being good land stewards
SEIA white paper lays out framework for engaging with communities and minimizing impacts of solar siting.
Sunrise brief: Rallying for the ‘Solar+ Decade’
Also on the rise: Solar Resilience: Keeping communities connected. EnerVenue secures 250 MWh order for nickel-hydrogen batteries .And more.
Rallying for the ‘Solar+ Decade’
With energy challenges abounding, PV has emerged as a crucial part of the solution – building resiliency, creating jobs, and cutting emissions. In pursuit of energy markets and a system that embraces these features, Solar Energy Industries Association CEO Abigail Ross Hopper is advocating for more stable trade and policy settings, in order to facilitate the expansion of PV, in line with its “Solar+ Decade” goals.
Are we educating enough power system engineers for the renewables transition?
As key industry players flag the need for power system engineers to process solar interconnection requests, we reached out to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and grid operators CAISO and SPP, for their insights on the supply and demand for these engineers.
Investing in uncertain times: Evaluating the solar supply chain
Industry insights on how the new source of long-term economic support from the IRA might impact business risk, investment, and M&A trends within the domestic solar manufacturing industry.
Sunrise brief: Installed and operational solar capacity in U.S. may increase threefold in five short years
Also on the rise: Transparent solar glass to debut at RE+ in Anaheim. Metal roofing streamlines solar installations. And more.
Solar in the U.S. is forecast to triple in five years
Capacity is expected to grow from 129 GW today to 336 GW by 2027, said the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.
