Distributed solar installed in 2021 nearly matches capacity of all new gas plants
Institute for Local Self Reliance annual update highlights influence of renewable energy in the US energy portfolio.
New York hits 1GW of community solar
The state has become the nation’s largest and most active community solar market, with a pipeline boasting more than 700 potential community solar installations.
Without federal support, US would only reach 39% of carbon-free energy sector by 2035, said Wood Mackenzie
Without important federal measures like the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, the investment tax credit long-term extension, and US manufacturing support, Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said the US will fall short of goals.
As many as 3,000 Iowa solar customers are on a tax credit waitlist
A new bill in Iowa seeks to credit these waitlisted customers, but does not extend the tax credit that has spurred $5 million a year in private investment in the state.
Arizona Senate controls the fate of Phoenix anti-solar rate
Ending anti-solar rates in the Phoenix area depends on maintaining an Arizona law favoring competition in the electricity sector. The Arizona House has voted to end such competition, and the Arizona Senate could do the same.
SEIA offers framework for siting community solar projects
The framework provides an outline for siting, design, and operation of community solar projects with the goal of protecting natural ecosystems and preserving the character of communities.
Speed up interconnection studies with enforceable timelines and third-party competition, say SEIA and allies
The proposed measures would prompt transmission providers to complete studies on time, the groups said. They asked federal energy regulators for an accelerated interconnection rulemaking.
RFP Alert: PECO seeks Pennsylvania solar energy credits
The utility plans to buy a total of 160,000 solar alternative energy credits on 10-year contracts.
“Interconnection studies could be completed in months,” say SEIA, AEE and ACP in comments to FERC
With standardization and automation, interconnection studies “could be completed in months instead of years,” the groups told federal energy regulators, backing up their claim with a detailed plan to achieve that goal.
Another anti-circumvention case filed against Southeast Asian countries, said ROTH
Auxin Solar filed the anti-circumvention petition against Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia, said an industry note from Philip Shen, managing director at ROTH Capital Partners.
