Tag: legislation

  • Ohio community solar bill to move forward with Substitute Bill and Hearing

    Ohio legislators released a substitute bill for House Bill 197, the Community Solar Pilot Program, on Dec. 13. The updated version will address previous concerns and allow the bill to move forward through the state legislature. Solar United Neighbors attended sponsor testimony for the bill during its hearing in the Public Utilities Committee meeting room….…

  • Solar policy update: Anti-net metering in Indiana, grid fees in Missouri, upset consumers in Oregon

    Politics is local, which means so is the growth of the solar industry. States that prioritize renewables and grid modernization will pass legislation to incentivize those goals, and those that don’t, well, won’t. Let’s round up some of the recent headlines in local solar politics. Talk of the Midwest: Indiana’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How is the voting public prioritizing renewable energy?

    As Americans count down to Election Day, more than three-quarters (78 percent) believe the winner of the presidential race should prioritize the faster adoption of renewable energy, according to the seventh annual Sense & Sustainability Study released by G&S Business Communications (G&S). The G&S Sense & Sustainability Study was conductedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Open letter (and petition) urges for change in SEIA’s board of director governance

    Two prominent voices for renewable energy have circulated an open letter to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and a petition to try and change the structure of SEIA’s board of directors in order to achieve a better balance between distributed generation and utility-scale proponents when setting the direction of the advocacyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Florida voters back pro-solar amendment, tax breaks on the way

    The people of Florida have spoken, and they want the Sunshine State to start living up to its name. Florida voters overwhelmingly approved (73 to 27 percent) a constitutional amendment that’ll provide property tax breaks for people who install solar panels – the increased value a PV system provides can’tRead More — Solar Builder magazine