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Tag: regulations

  • New website formed to urge Congress to extend the Investment Tax Credit

    Despite all of the hoopla the Obama Administration is making about solar these days, the sudden drop of the Investment Tax Credit still sits as a chilling event for the red hot industry. No one is quite sure what’s going to happen, and that’s why the solar industry is comingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Obama Administration lays out more plans to boost clean energy installs

    Washington continues to promote the adoption and continued innovation of solar power in the United States. The latest set of actions and commitments from the Obama Administration includes a $1 billion increase in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects and initiatives for driving the development of new low-cost clean energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PG&E proposes smart energy reform to support rooftop solar in California

    As utilities across the country get hip to the benefits of solar power, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is an original early adopter and has interconnected more rooftop solar power than any utility in America. To further these goals, PG&E is proposing smart energy reform in support of sustainableRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Poll: Voters in swing states support transition to clean energy

    NextGen Climate was founded by investor and philanthropist Tom Steyer in 2013 and acts politically to support sustainable, pro-climate initiatives. To that end, the organization released polling data that shows an overwhelming majority of voters in key presidential swing states support transitioning to at least 50% clean energy by 2030.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hawaii commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045

    Hawaii enacted a law this week that requires all of the state’s electricity to be produced from renewable energy sources no later than 2045. The new policy, Act 97, makes Hawaii the first state in the nation to adopt a 100 percent renewable requirement, further solidifying Hawaii’s role as aRead More — Solar Builder magazine