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New York Beefs Up Program To Help Schools Go Solar
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) has announced the opportunity for school districts in the state to “go solar” will be expedited after selecting two additional...
Maryland Pushes Ahead With Community Solar Program
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved final rules to implement the state’s three-year community solar pilot program. The PSC order sets the...
Arizona Utility Adds New Solar Fees Amid Policy Shift
Changes in Arizona’s solar policies are moving forward. Investor-owned utility (IOU) Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has announced that the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) approved...
Veto Override: Md. Lawmakers Enact Clean Energy Jobs Act
On Thursday, the Maryland Senate voted to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act, legislation to increase the state’s renewable...
Maine PUC Issues Rule To Phase Out Solar NEM Rates
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has made a ruling to gradually phase out retail-rate net energy metering (NEM) in the state, and although...
Environmental Groups Blast Trump’s Pick For EPA Leader
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Scott Pruitt, who has served as Oklahoma’s attorney general since 2010, to be the next administrator of the U.S....
Ohio Utility Includes Renewables Mechanism In Proposed Electricity Plan
AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (AEP), has filed a proposal with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to extend its...
Energy Dept. Releases Residential PACE Financing Guidelines
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released updated guidelines for residential property-assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, and industry stakeholders have welcomed the new...
Feds Finalize Rule For Renewables Development On Public Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell has announced that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized its rule governing solar and wind energy...
Misleading Solar Amendment Dies In Florida
Shortly after the polls closed in Florida on election night, local and national solar advocates alike celebrated a victory, as Sunshine State voters did...
Paris Agreement Enters Into Force As World Prepares For COP22
A big green light for faster, stronger climate action was switched on today as the Paris Climate Change Agreement officially entered into force, the...
Alberta Plans To Add 5 GW Of Renewables By 2030
On the heels of the Canadian government’s announcement to power its buildings and operations with 100% renewables by 2025, the government of Alberta is taking its...
City Of Tempe Moves Closer To Renewable Energy Goal
The East Valley Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in Tempe, Ariz., will soon be soaking up the sun as crews work to complete a...
The Debate Over Distributed Solar Continues Across The U.S.
Forty-two U.S. states and the District of Columbia took some form of action on distributed solar policy and rate design changes during the third...
Alberta Govt. Considers Becoming 50% Solar Powered
Alberta is exploring the feasibility of meeting 50% of its government operations’ annual electricity needs from solar energy.
Shannon Phillips, the Canadian province’s minister of...
Solar Advocates Applaud Nevada Task Force Recommendations
Earlier this week, Nevada’s New Energy Industry Task Force passed a number of recommendations that would promote solar in the state.
In February, Gov. Brian...
Energy Storage Gets Legislative Boost In The Golden State
Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., has signed into law four new bills that are expected to directly impact energy storage in California.
According to the California Energy...
NYC Expands Solar Goal, Sets Energy Storage Target
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a new solar capacity goal of 1 GW by 2030 and committed the city to its first-ever...
Sierra Club To U.S., India: Stop The Solar-Killing Trade Cases
On Sept. 9 – just days before the World Trade Organization (WTO) was expected to release its final ruling in a case the U.S....
California Cements Climate Change Plans With New Legislation
Ten years after the state adopted the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, Gov. Jerry Brown, D-Calif., has now strengthened the legislation’s commitment...