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  • SEIA, other renewable energy associations collab on new advocacy principles

    Within a decade, it is possible (likely?) that more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from renewable resources supported by energy storage. Seeing this carrot dangling in the distance, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), National Hydropower Association (NHA), andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA: “Today we unequivocally say Black Lives Matter”

    Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued a statement on racial injustices and the group’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: “Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other brown and black colleagues, friends, and family, weRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA: “Today we unequivocally say Black Lives Matter”

    Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), issued a statement on racial injustices and the group’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion: “Following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other brown and black colleagues, friends, and family, weRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • FYI: Solar Investment Tax Credit safe harbor provision extended to Oct. 15

    New guidance from the Treasury Department confirms that the safe harbor provisions for the solar Investment Tax Credit will be extended until Oct. 15 as a result of the pandemic, giving solar companies more time to qualify for the important credit. IRS Notice 2020-41 provides an additional year for renewableRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • COVID-19 crisis: Solar now losing jobs faster than the U.S. economy (nearing 2014 employment levels)

    We reported last week that clean energy jobs have fallen off a cliff, and now the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) tells us solar specifically is nearing 2014 employment levels. This is an expected workforce of 188,000 people as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, compared to the 302,000 the tradeRead More — Solar Builder magazine