Tag: regulations
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Bullet dodged or delayed? California’s new home solar mandate still on track after CEC passes on SMUD proposal
Not sure if you noticed, but California’s new home solar mandate is almost here (we’ve only written like 20,000 words on it so far, with more coming this week), but some homebuilders and utilities are still not that thrilled about it. Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) being the most notable afterRead More
— Solar Builder magazine
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Solar advocates call for LIPA to reverse decision that will end community solar on Long Island
A coalition of over 40 elected officials, industry organizations, environmental groups, public advocates and electricity ratepayers gathered at the Cradle of Aviation Museum last week to call on the Long Island Power Authority to reverse its recent decision to devalue compensation for community solar by almost 30 percent. The communityRead More
— Solar Builder magazine
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FYI: Bifacial solar module tariff exemption still has some life following temporary order, says SEIA
Accoring to an update sent out by Abigail Ross Hopper, CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the association intervened in a case at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) two weeks ago, seeking to block the U.S. government from revoking the exclusion for bifacial modules from theRead More
— Solar Builder magazine
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Two solar workforce programs launch to transition military veterans to solar industry jobs
The Solar Foundation is launching two new solar workforce development programs to connect transitioning military service members and veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces with career training, professional development and employment opportunities in the solar industry. In partnership with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s “Hiring Our Heroes” program, theRead More
— Solar Builder magazine
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Tax credit support: 166 members of Congress, 70 associations call for solar ITC extension
In a letter delivered today to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, 166 Members of Congress, representing more than 70% of the House Democratic Caucus, urged the inclusion of critical clean energy tax incentives, including an extension of the 30 percent solar ITC and inclusion of anRead More
— Solar Builder magazine