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  • Trade case update: SEIA reveals trade relief remedy recommendation made to ITC

    All along this Section 201 trade case process, the Solar Energy Industries association (SEIA) has laid out its arguments against the specific demands for relief from these specific companies petitioning, but also noted the need to collaborate on a different solution that might result in more domestic solar cell manufacturingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • ITC finds ‘serious injury’ in solar trade case

    It happened: In a clean sweep 4-0 decision, the International Trade Commission (ITC) found injury to the domestic crystalline silicon solar cell industry based on a petition brought by Suniva and SolarWorld. If you’d like a rehash of what this could mean, here are some links: The Section 201 tradeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • California solar thermal incentive bill heads to governor’s desk

    Timed perfectly with Solar Power International, the California Legislature passed AB 797 last week. With the bipartisan vote in the Assembly of 45-19 and the Senate’s bipartisan 30-10 vote last Tuesday, the bill now heads to the Governor for his signature. The bill extends consumer incentives for solar thermal technologiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Three ways solar energy is being underrated (and why this needs to change)

    The solar industry always seems to be on the defensive politically, needing to constantly prove its worth on the grid compared to other electricity generating technologies. This makes some sense, being the newest kid on the block and requiring changes to “the way things have always been done,” but moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar industry groups criticize the California Public Utilities Commission rate case decision

    The California Public Utilities Commission voted to adopt San Diego’s General Rate Case after revising the decision earlier this month, and the decision did not please the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) or the California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA). Both solar advocacy groups criticized the decision as being unsupported byRead More — Solar Builder magazine