Tag: policy
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IEEFA: Record-low solar PPAs are another nail in carbon-capture’s coffin
In a loud signal on where markets are moving, the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission last week approved two record low power purchase agreements (PPA) to buy power from projects proposed to serve southern New Mexico and west Texas customers. One project will add 100 megawatts of solar for $15Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA, other renewable energy associations collab on new advocacy principles
Within a decade, it is possible (likely?) that more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from renewable resources supported by energy storage. Seeing this carrot dangling in the distance, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), National Hydropower Association (NHA), andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec: Smart inverter communication now a national standard, here’s what comes next
On May 21, 2020, the IEEE 1547.1-2020 standard was officially published, making smart inverters with standard communication interfaces the official U.S. national standard for Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This news comes via the SunSpec Alliance, a trade alliance of more than 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec: Smart inverter communication now a national standard, here’s what comes next
On May 21, 2020, the IEEE 1547.1-2020 standard was officially published, making smart inverters with standard communication interfaces the official U.S. national standard for Distributed Energy Resources (DER). This news comes via the SunSpec Alliance, a trade alliance of more than 100 solar and storage distributed energy industry participants that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA: “Today we unequivocally say Black Lives Matter”
Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued a statement on racial injustices and the group’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: “Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other brown and black colleagues, friends, and family, weRead More — Solar Builder magazine