Tag: regulations
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Legislation proposed in U.S. Senate to simplify solar energy permitting at local government level
The solar industry is trumpeting the introduction of the American Energy Opportunity Act by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Susan Collins (R-ME) this week, which will provide voluntary assistance and tools to local governments to simplify, standardize, and automate clean energy permitting for their residents and businesses while enhancing safety.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Lack of SMARTs? Report shows Massachusetts will fall short of its renewable energy goals unless it makes some changes
To see how much forward-thinking policy influences the growth of a renewable energy market – and how stops/starts/small caps stifle that demand – look no further than the ebbs and flows of the solar market in Massachusetts. A new report from Vote Solar sums this all up, illustrating how Massachusetts’Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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HUD opened a path for low-income solar in California (and any other state that challenges this law)
Solar for low-income housing is caught in a Catch-22. Residents in a low-income community would get a huge benefit from the savings and energy independence, but financing and installing systems on multifamily properties is super complex and, in the case of federal housing assistance, actually prohibited – which seems nonsensical.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Florida Municipal Power Agency is trying to coordinate a $50 fixed fee to curb residential solar
According to the Energy and Policy Institute, the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA) — a wholesale power agency owned by Florida’s municipal electric utilities — is trying to coordinate a $50 fixed monthly fee in a fairly transparent attempt to curb the growth of residential solar. How transparent? Well, JacobRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy to let large energy customers negotiate directly with solar facilities in new program
The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has approved Duke Energy’s Green Source Advantage (GSA) program in North Carolina, designed to provide more renewable energy pricing options for large customers. In the GSA program, large energy users will have the flexibility of selecting and negotiating all price terms directly with aRead More — Solar Builder magazine