Tag: regulations
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Solar installation five-year forecast reduced 11 percent due to Trump tariff decision
According to new analysis by GTM Research, the tariffs on imported solar cells and modules set forth by the Trump administration will result in an 11 percent decrease in U.S. solar PV installations over the next five years. This represents a reduction of 7.6 GW of installed solar PV capacity between 2018Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Trump imposes tariffs on solar cell, module imports
It happened: Yesterday, President Trump’s Section 201 trade case decision was announced, and the decision was to impose tariffs on imported solar cells and modules. The tariff terms 30 percent in year one, with a 5 percent decline each year for four years. These are not as high as theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy proposes awesome solar rebate program in North Carolina
Now this is the type of thing we are talking about when we say utilities should step up. Duke Energy today proposed a $62 million solar rebate program designed to help its North Carolina customers with the upfront cost of installing solar panels on their property. This is the firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Jersey ups renewable portfolio standard, chance to solidify solar jobs
New Jersey has been one of the leading solar states in the country, and the state’s legislature looks to keep it that way, passing Senate Bill 2276 to raise the state’s solar energy goal. New Jersey’s solar market is at risk of coming to a halt in mid-2018 after the stateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar and wind energy could make up 17 percent of installed capacity by 2020
In the latest issue of its Energy Infrastructure Update (with data through November 30, 2017), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notes that proposed net additions to generating capacity by utility-scale wind and solar could total 115,984 megawatts (MW) by December 2020 – effectively doubling their current installed capacity ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine