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SEIA Releases National Standard to Enhance Solar Supply Chain Transparency
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a draft industry standard, with the aim of enhancing transparency of the solar and storage supply...
DOE Closes $72.8M Loan Guarantee for Microgrid on Tribal Lands
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), has closed on a $72.8 million loan guarantee to finance the development...
DOE Awards $40M to Support Domestic Supply Chain
The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $40 million in investments across the solar energy supply chain, including the selection of four projects to...
BLM Releases Proposed Western Solar Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced its proposed roadmap for solar energy development on public lands across the West.
The BLM hopes the...
Biden Widely Expands Level of Tariff-Free Imported Solar Cells
President Joe Biden has issued a proclamation that raises the Section 201 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for imported crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from 5...
Manchin, Barrasso Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Legislation
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have released the...
New Tariffs Could Undermine America’s Solar Progress, Says Analysis
Potential tariffs resulting from the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) investigations into solar cells and modules imported from Southeast Asia could increase costs to...
New BLM Final Rule Is Favorable to Renewable Energy
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released a prepublication copy of a final rule that will reduce annual rent and capacity fees...
Treasury, IRS Release Proposed Guidance to Support Clean Energy Production
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have released proposed guidance on the Clean Electricity Production Credit and Clean Electricity Investment...
Biden Hikes Solar Tariffs to Boost Domestic Manufacturing
The Biden-Harris Administration is taking action to curb imports of Chinese solar cells and modules, in addition to the tariff rate hike announced earlier...
DOE Reduces Regulatory Hurdles for Energy Storage, Transmission, Solar Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is amending its list of categories of projects which, because they typically do not have significant environmental impacts,...
EPA Earmarks $7 Billion Toward Solar for All Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected 60 recipients to receive $7 billion in awards through the Solar for All grant competition aimed...
DOE Releases Roadmap to Speed Up Connecting Clean Projects to Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new roadmap outlining solutions toward speeding up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s...
Clean Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Reform Before Election
Nearly 200 solar and storage companies have sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission and public...
DOI Permits 25 GW of Clean Energy Ahead of Goal
The U.S. Department of Interior has permitted more than 25 GW of clean energy, including solar, wind and geothermal projects, surpassing this goal ahead...
DOE Announces Tax Credits to Accelerate Clean Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS have authorized $4 billion in tax credits for 100 domestic...
DOE Earmarks $22M for Renewable Facility Planning, Siting Improvements
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $22 million set aside to improve the planning, siting and permitting processes for large-scale renewable energy...
Treasury Department, IRS Release Final Rules on Clean Energy Tax Credits
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS have released final rules on Inflation Reduction Act provisions that aim to expand the reach of...
IRS Proposes Guidance for Solar Manufacturing Production Credit
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations to provide guidance for the advanced manufacturing production credit established by...
DOE Aims Nearly $3.5 Billion Toward Progressive Grid Projects
The U.S. Department of Energy is putting $3.46 billion toward 58 projects across 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability across the...