Policy

Bila Solar is manufacturing ultra-lightweight solar modules and newly launched 550 W dual-glass conventional panels in its 157,000 square-foot Indianapolis facility. Bila Solar, a Singapore-based solar panel manufacturer, began production at its new Indianapolis facility, where it is making ultra-lightweight solar modules and newly launched 550 W dual-glass conventional panels. The initial modules are designed …

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Intersolar and Energy Storage North America held its first Midwest show June 9 to June 11, where solar leaders discussed the success and lessons learned from this year’s legislative session, among other topics affecting the solar industry. Midwest Solar Expo held its first conference in Chicago June 9 to June 11 since it was acquired …

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pv magazine USA spoke with Solar Insure’s Dean Chiaravallotti who shared his thoughts on ways in which solar businesses can adapt, innovate and be strategic. The residential solar industry is under threat by a myriad of challenges including tariffs, high interest rates and potential changes that could result if the One Big Beautiful Bill passes …

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Using a breadth of datasets, researchers modeled how states’ clean energy goals might evolve under state-led action versus federal support. State-led policy can cut emissions at roughly the same costs as federal policy, but the technologies used will vary by region, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The paper, “State-led climate action can …

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The brief legislation was a stark contrast to last year’s renewable energy overhaul vetoed by the governor, but then overridden by the General Assembly. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed off on a new law to allow ground-mounted net-metered solar arrays under 25 kW capacity to qualify for Vermont’s expedited registration process. Up until now, a …

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Raghu Belur who helped direct microinverter leader Enphase Energy for nearly two decades, sees today’s volatile U.S. solar policy and industry conditions as mere speed bumps in the irrepressible spread of solar. Raghu Belur, the storied co-founder and chief product officer of microinverter giant Enphase Energy Inc., insists on taking the long-term, big-picture view. Belur …

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Effective this August, the new law will provide property tax breaks and other incentives for siting solar projects on brownfields and former coal mines. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio signed into law House Bill 15, a technology-neutral energy policy package that included significant beneficial changes for solar development in the state.  The new law, …

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Connecticut lawmakers voted to pass expansive community solar legislation that would expire the next day, leaving no time for the Senate to discuss the bill. Connecticut’s House of Representatives passed a bill for an expansive new community solar program the day before the legislative session ended, leaving it dead upon arrival at the Senate. Community …

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Regardless of legislative outcomes, T.J. Rodgers vowed that SunPower would survive any solar-industry policy turbulence. Chip and solar industry veteran T.J. Rodgers says it’s about time for the federal government to shed incentives for both industries and vows his revamped SunPower will survive any cuts. T.J. Rodgers, chairman and chief executive of a reformulated SunPower …

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The Senate has an opportunity to “restore commonsense” and protect taxpayers, the letter states, calling on amendments to the bill that will unleash “the potential of U.S. energy producers, manufacturers, and workers.” The One Big Beautiful Bill, which narrowly passed in the House (215 to 214) takes a sledgehammer to clean energy tax credits, a …

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