Best practices for building residential solar power and market confidence
SEIA has released an update to its residential solar best practices guidelines. The guide’s purpose is to build trust in public observers of the solar market, and can be used to educate detail-oriented customers.
Michigan resumes PURPA in Consumers Energy territory
With state regulators settling on conditions for PURPA contracts after a 10-month suspension, SEIA says that the state’s solar market can now move forward. However, the devil may still be in details yet to come.
Abby Hopper at SEIA: #ThisIsWhy
The latest SunCast episode syndicated by pv magazine features Abby Hopper’s opening remarks at the Solar Power International Conference.
SPI 2018: Contradictions, disasters, resilience
This year’s opening session for largest gathering of solar professionals in the United States alluded to many of the themes that the solar industry is grappling with.
SEIA seeks automated permitting and energy storage retrofits for business
SEIA is seeking to save $1 per watt on costs by automating the solar permit process, and also to unlock 30 GW of solar plant energy storage projects by confirming the 30% tax credit on commercial energy storage retrofits.
U.S. solar market slumps during second quarter
The impact of Section 201 tariffs is cited in a 9% year-over-year fall in installation volume during Q2. However, Wood Mackenzie and SEIA also show massive utility-scale procurement, which is expected to lead to a boom in the second half of the year.
SEIA visits top solar House Reps during “Advocacy Blitz”
Members of the solar trade group met with 101 different representatives whose districts are among the top in the country for solar to talk policy priorities, as well as continued investment in and development of the industry.
SEIA, Vote Solar support Nevada renewable energy mandate
The two groups have come out to advocate for Question 6, in hopes of establishing the fourth-most aggressive renewable portfolio standard in the country.
New coalition gives solar developers a voice at RTOs, FERC
Several utility-scale solar developers have come together under the Solar RTO Coalition, which is already making formal comments in FERC proceedings on PJM’s capacity market redesign.
SEIA hires John Smirnow, Tony Chen
Trade lawyer and former VP John Smirnow will rejoin the trade group. SEIA has also hired Tony Chen, formerly of SolarCity and Cool Earth Solar.
