A case heads to the California Supreme Court, while another anti-consumer bill passes the House. Over the last few years, regulatory battles in California related to rooftop solar have turned into a prolonged war. The state’s residential solar installations crashed following a 2023 transition away from favorable net energy metering rates, and the decision is …
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Meeting the proposed operational deadline coupled with permitting delays and supply chain challenges means developers would have to rush to start and finish projects in 3.5 years. Cleanview quantifies the enormous amount of clean energy capacity at risk. After the House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” in May, the Solar Energy Industries Association released …
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Montana will allow community solar projects effective June 13, so long as the governor does not veto the legislation. Community solar will be legal in Montana June 13 pending the governor’s approval. The revised solar energy policy laws would allow solar developers to build solar arrays between 50 kW and 5 MW, and sell shares …
Amid allegations over NV Energy overcharging ratepayers for decades, Nevada passed two bills into law that will investigate how utilities pass power costs onto customers and expand access to rooftop solar. Nevada passed two bills that aim to expand access to rooftop solar for low- and fixed-income renters, and lower energy costs for all ratepayers …
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T.J. Rogers, founder of former Cypress Semiconductor is forging global strategic alliances and hunting acquisition targets to restore the SunPower brand to solar-business greatness. T.J. Rodgers is once again merrily ensconced in his high-stakes business groove – as a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, a corporate fix-up specialist and a mergers-and-acquisition wizard. The 77-year-old Rodgers spoke with …
Solar and chip titan back in groove overhauling SunPower Read More »
Bills to remove bottlenecks popped up across the country this session, but New Jersey’s is one of the few that has not yet fallen flat. The New Jersey Assembly unanimously passed a bill to require automated solar permitting. The Senate Environment and Energy Committee advanced the Senate version the same day. The legislation A5265 would …
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If Congress rolls back renewable energy tax credits, they won’t just be shifting dollars on a spreadsheet—they’ll be cutting real, good-paying jobs in communities across the country. Congress is weighing a decision that could pull the rug out from under one of the fastest-growing sectors of the American economy. In fact, if Congress rolls back …
Powin is the second Oregon-based battery company in recent days to announce looming closures and financial difficulties. Battery storage provider Powin Energy is preparing for its final curtain call. The Tualatin, Oregon-based company submitted a notice of potential cessation of business operations to local and state officials last week. Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining …
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Repealing energy incentives through the reconciliation bill could lead to hundreds of thousands of loss jobs, higher energy bills and hundreds of lost factory investments across the country, an analysis released by the Solar Energy Industries Association found. Throttling solar incentives could increase energy bills for people and businesses across the United States and result …
House bill could cost 330,000 industry jobs by 2028, SEIA says Read More »
The new manufacturing line in Rogers, Minn. has been operational since April and has an annual capacity of 500 MW, bringing the company’s U.S. annual capacity to 1.3 GW of solar modules. Heliene celebrated the grand opening of its new solar module manufacturing facility in Rogers, Minn., which brings the company’s U.S. manufacturing capacity to …
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