Tag: policy
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Lessons learned from the 2023 Solar Builder Projects of the Year
Our Projects of the Year issue is always inspiring in some way. Projects that involve connecting cheaper, renewable energy to lower income communities. Projects that require engineering ingenuity to get done on time and on budget (or to get done at all). Projects that show what’s possible when people actually try to work together to……
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Ohio community solar bill to move forward with Substitute Bill and Hearing
Ohio legislators released a substitute bill for House Bill 197, the Community Solar Pilot Program, on Dec. 13. The updated version will address previous concerns and allow the bill to move forward through the state legislature. Solar United Neighbors attended sponsor testimony for the bill during its hearing in the Public Utilities Committee meeting room….…
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Solar champions outraged by CPUC decisions that (further) gut net billing incentives
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved further cutbacks to the state’s net billing incentives for distributed solar and storage systems — eroding economic value of new systems beyond what California’s solar installers (and customers) anticipated. The move is its third iteration of its Net Metering policy, referred to as NEM 3, a reversal of……
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Solar Data Systems, Kitu Systems offer telemetry gateway for PG&E customers
Solar Data Systems, of Connecticut, has enlisted the expertise of software developer Kitu Systems, of California, in building a Customer-Owned Telemetry (COT) Remote Secure Gateway (RSG) product that meets the requirements of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, as per California Rule 21. According to 2017 updates to CA Rule 21, all production data from 1……
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UFLPA update: Customs released some non-Xinjiang, China polysilicon modules from detention according to industry note
In a recent industry note for investors, ROTH Capital says that its checks indicate more detained solar modules are being released by Customs into the market. Specifically, Philip Shen, Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst at ROTH, says his checks suggest “Astronergy’s non-Xinjiang, China polysilicon modules were released by CBP during the week of November 13.”……