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Rhode Island weighs bills to quash solar incentives, net-metering

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Rhode Island lawmakers introduced legislation to place a moratorium on net metering contracts, heat pump subsidies and long-term contracts for purchasing renewable energy, and to repeal the Renewable Energy Growth Program. Rhode Island is considering legislation to repeal the state’s two compensation programs for renewable energy. House Bill 6202 would place a moratorium on net …

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Clean energy bill breezes through Hawaii State Legislature

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The leading state for residential solar-plus-storage systems passed a bill to further increase its rooftop solar and battery storage installations. Hawaii lawmakers unanimously passed legislation to advance the state’s rooftop solar and storage buildout, which already has the most mature rooftop solar market in the United States. Under SB 589, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) …

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Republican lawmakers retry bill to bring community solar to Ohio

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Ohio state representatives reintroduced a bill to legalize community solar after the legislation’s previous versions were left to die in the Senate. Republican Reps. Sharon Ray and Jim Hoops reintroduced a community energy bill less than two weeks after the Senate gutted their previous attempt in an overhaul of the state’s energy policy, which was …

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Why Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize community solar might make a breakthrough

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After nearly a decade of failed legislation, a coalition of community solar advocates are making headway in an effort to support community solar in Pennsylvania. Vote Solar’s Elowyn Corby spoke about what makes this year different and why they decided to feel comfortable when the bill was amended to include natural gas. For nearly a …

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“Time is of the essence” to safe harbor solar components to secure U.S. tax credits

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Projects can maintain tax credit eligibility if 5% of total capital expenditure is incurred before legislative changes take effect, said solar tracker provider PV Hardware. The renewable energy industry currently faces a potential repeal of tax credits as part of the “Big, Beautiful Bill” which narrowly passed the House of Representatives and now heads to …

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REC Solar strategist helps solar make sense of its policy ‘mess’

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Strategy and policy director Brian Lynch, veteran of companies and roles that became roadkill of prior industry gyrations, plays rising role explaining its current policy morass. These days, Brian Lynch, strategy and policy director for REC Solar, keeps up a brisk pace in his growing role as an authoritative tour guide surveying the industry’s hot …

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Illinois considers clean energy package to tackle data center boom

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Illinois lawmakers are working on a omnibus clean energy package that would introduce a Storage for All program, a Solar Bill of Rights, virtual power plant programs, to name a few. Illinois lawmakers are in final discussions over several progressive initiatives in the omnibus Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act. Renewable energy projects in Illinois …

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