Tag: regulations
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Solar industry a big winner in Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act
The solar industry is celebrating the passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) in Maryland. The CEJA raises Maryland’s requirement for renewable energy, requires state planning to reach 100% renewable energy by 2040, and increases funding for clean energy workforce development. According to the Sierra Club, the 50% byRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Countdown to California 2020, part III: Would you like solar with that?
As we hit the halfway point in our Countdown to 2020, the residential solar market in the here and now is showing signs of stability. The residential solar market grew 7 percent in 2018 following a 15 percent market contraction in 2017, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2018Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maine legislators seek to expand state’s solar industry via community solar in new bill
Maine has lagged behind the other Northeastern states the last five years in solar energy adoption, mainly due to indecisive and regressive renewable energy policy. This is now starting to change. Earlier this year, the state’s new governor, Janet Mills, signed legislation to end the previous regime’s gross net meteringRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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South Carolina might finally have a bi-partisan compromise to expand solar energy adoption
South Carolina legislators have passed the Energy Freedom Act, House Bill 3659, which will keep solar energy growing across the state. “The Energy Freedom Act is a big win for all South Carolina energy consumers,” said Lynn Jurich, CEO and co-founder of Sunrun. “Policymakers listened to the people and deliveredRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Ohio readies bill to dump more money into coal and nuclear plants, industry groups explain how misguided it is
While Illinois and Minnesota are driving forward solar energy policy in the Midwest, Ohio, the home state of Solar Builder, continues to embarrass itself and cling to the past. There is a bill before the Ohio General Assembly (HB 6), aimed at rescuing FirstEnergy Solutions’ aging nuclear and coal-fired powerRead More — Solar Builder magazine