Federal Policy

House Committee Boosts DOE Budget In Draft Funding Bill

The House Appropriations Committee has unveiled draft funding bills that seek higher clean energy-related budgets than requested by President Donald Trump. For the draft fiscal...

IEEFA: Solar Tax Credit Extension Critical For Coalfield, Tribal Communities

The federal solar tax credit should be extended by at least four years in coalfield areas, such as the ones around the Navajo Generating...

EnergySage: U.S.-Made Panels Falling In Popularity Under Solar Tariffs

Despite tariffs implemented by the Trump administration, American-made solar panels are decreasing in popularity, according to the latest EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report. In its...

U.S. Launches Solar Trade Investigation Following Hanwha Complaints

Citing a complaint from Hanwha Q CELLS, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has announced a new trade investigation focused on certain solar PV...

Solar, Wind Groups Support Storage Tax Credit Proposal

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., has proposed a bill that would create an investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage systems. The American Wind Energy...

U.S. Enters ‘Coal Cost Crossover’ Thanks To Falling Solar, Wind Costs

According to new research, the U.S. has entered a “coal cost crossover,” meaning the majority of existing coal plants are increasingly more expensive than...

Following ‘Growing Pains’ In 2018, U.S. Solar Poised For Rebound

For the third year in a row, the U.S. solar industry installed double-digit gigawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity, according to a newly released report...

Renewables Could Beat Nuclear For U.S. Electrical Generation In 2020

An analysis by the nonprofit SUN DAY Campaign of data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) confirms continued strong growth in electrical...

U.S. Senators Push For Huawei Solar Inverter Ban

On Monday, citing national security threats, a bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Homeland...

Ocasio-Cortez, Markey Propose Green New Deal

U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have introduced joint resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, for a...
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FERC Data: Renewables Now 21% Of U.S.’ Energy Capacity

Even though natural gas dominated new electrical generating capacity in 2018, renewable energy sources seem poised to swamp fossil fuels as new generating capacity...

Solar Energy Technologies Office Seeks R&D Insight

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather insights about priority research and...

What Could Happen If Entire U.S. Adopted California’s New Solar Policy?

What would happen if builders installed solar panels on all new U.S. homes starting in 2020? According to a new report from Environment America...

SEIA Officially Joins Forces With Solar & Energy Storage Association Of P.R.

The Solar & Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) is now an official affiliate of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Today, according to the U.S....

U.S. Electrical Generation By Solar Up 30% Over Last Year

Renewable energy sources – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower – accounted for nearly 18.0% of net domestic electrical generation during the first three...

SEIA To Congress: Make Energy Storage Eligible For ITC

In a letter filed on Monday, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), alongside several other energy trade and advocacy organizations, is urging Congress to modify the...

BNEF: Developing Nations Are ‘Leading The Charge’ On Clean Energy Deployment

A combination of surging electricity demand, sinking technology costs and innovative policymaking has allowed developing nations to seize the mantle of global clean energy...

Solar And Wind Help Curb CO2 Power Emissions 28% Since 2005

According to new findings from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower...

Report Quantifies Price Impact Of Section 201 Solar Tariffs

A new EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report provides a look into the economic impact of the Section 201 solar tariff on residential customers. The report is based...

Poll: What Do People Think About Solar?

More than three-quarters of voters across party lines want to see their electric utilities invest more in solar energy – the most favored form...

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