Tag: regulations
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Indiana advanced energy jobs out pace machinery manufacturing, approach auto industry
Nearly 48,000 workers were employed in advanced energy businesses in Indiana in 2015, according to a new report published today by Indiana Advanced Energy Economy (Indiana AEE). That’s more Indiana jobs than are in machinery manufacturing (43,000), nearly two times the 25,000 jobs in colleges and universities, and approaching theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Energy Trust of Oregon approves new shade analysis tools to streamline solar installs
Solar prices have dropped dramatically in recent years, and now Energy Trust of Oregon is helping to lower them further. In the past, Energy Trust required that the solar resource be measured at the installation site—usually a rooftop. Energy Trust now allows contractors to use approved remote shading analysis tools. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New report offers plan to help states maximize solar power
As interest in residential rooftop solar expands, utility commissions need to consider how to encourage solar growth while treating all customers — solar and non-solar alike — fairly. Can both goals be met simultaneously? Yes, but too few policymakers have the tools necessary to make informed decisions that meet thoseRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Election postmortem: Lots of solar industry worry, but also reasons for hope
Well, that was a fun year of not having to worry about the future prospects of the solar industry. Electing a climate change denier with zero knowledge about energy, one who made countless calls to make fossil fuels great again, to be president makes the (continued) extension of the ITCRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How the EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program could boost solar participation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Energy Incentive Program, a voluntary program that rewards states for certain renewable energy and energy efficiency measures taken in the years leading up to the start of the Clean Power Plan compliance period, has the potential to really move the needle with solar adoption,Read More — Solar Builder magazine