A state with some of the longest permitting timelines in the country shredded a bill that was intended to speed up and reduce costs for installing rooftop solar. A greatly reduced version of a bill that would have required most of Colorado to adopt automated permitting passed the Senate and is awaiting the governor’s signature …
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The U.S. International Trade Commission has activated steep duties to offset what it deems improper trade practices supporting U.S. solar imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. A linchpin arbiter in the nation’s trade disputes with foreign economies unanimously voted Tuesday that imports of solar cells and panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have …
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State-owned utility Hydro-Quebec has set out a plan to develop 11 GW of clean energy in the next decade, including 3 GW of solar. It is planning an initial 300 MW solar tender for individual projects no bigger than 25 MW. From pv magazine Global Hydro-Quebec announced plans to develop 11 GW of clean energy …
The Solar Energy Industries Association provided analysis of the devastating impact the changes to energy tax credits will have on jobs, manufacturing and the ability to meet the country’s rapidly growing energy demand. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) provided analysis in the report America’s solar industry is under threat, which details what the organization …
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Proposed budget could deter development of renewable energy projects in the U.S., cause a downturn in domestic manufacturing, says a Wood Mackenzie analyst. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Budget Committee approved the Ways and Means Committee’s proposed budget reconciliation bill that sunsets the 48E Investment Tax Credit and the 45Y Production Tax Credit for clean energy projects …
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Virginia has the largest data center market in the world but imports more energy than any other state. A bill to increase energy storage buildout was unanimously passed by the Senate, but then vetoed by the governor. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin used his last veto powers to eliminate most of the General Assembly’s efforts to …
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey passed the Power Generation and Consumption Act, which creates a statewide certified microgrid program to lure data centers into the state. West Virginia’s governor signed HB2014 into law, which is a bill to ease restrictions on microgrid development in hopes to attract more data centers to the state. Microgrids use local energy …
University of California San Diego’s Design Lab joins forces with contractors and startups to reimagine residential electrification strategies amid shifting solar economics. A new initiative out of the University of California (UC) San Diego and solar contractor Northern Pacific Power is reimagining residential electrification for California’s post-NEM 3.0 landscape. Housed in the UC San …
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Virginia Gov. Youngkin signed off on a law for Dominion Energy to its electric school bus program that allows it to tap energy stored in idled buses’ batteries. The new law requires Dominion Energy to propose a virtual power plant (VPP) pilot with up to 450 MW of capacity before December of this year. The …
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Despite previous failed attempts, Pennsylvania’s House passed a bill to authorize community solar and natural gas programs to a state with surging energy demands but sluggish energy growth. Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives passed legislation to allow community solar and natural gas programs across the state. The “Community Energy Act” would allow for the creation, financing, …
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