ACORE: Regional Transmission Organizations Impeding Renewable Development
The current processes in and between regional transmission organizations (RTOs) are impeding the development of low-cost renewable power, according to a review recently released...
PSC of South Carolina Schedules Virtual Net Metering Hearing
The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) has scheduled a virtual public hearing in response to requests by Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and...
DCPSC: Percentage of SOS Program to Come from Long-Term PPA
The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia (DCPSC) has adopted new rules to require 5% of the District’s standard offer service (SOS)...
Clean Energy CEOs Urge Biden to Repeal Solar Tariffs
Seventeen renewable energy CEOs are calling on President Joe Biden to rescind the Trump administration’s October 2020 solar proclamation that increased tariffs on solar...
California Legislator Introduces the Solar Access Act
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has introduced SB 617, the Solar Access Act.
SB 617 implements automated solar permitting in local California jurisdictions...
Biden Restores the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan
The U.S. Department of Interior has revoked amendments to the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) filed by the Trump administration last month.
"We are...
Trina Solar’s Vertex Series Modules Obtain IEC Certifications
Trina Solar Co. Ltd., a global photovoltaic (PV) and smart energy solutions provider, says the Vertex 600 W and 550 W series of glass-back...
Solaria Files Additional ITC Complaints Against Canadian Solar
Solaria Corp., a company that designs, develops and manufactures crystalline solar modules, has filed additional claims against Canadian Solar with the International Trade Commission...
FERC Rejects NERA Petition
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has rejected a controversial petition to end state and local jurisdiction over net metering programs.
The petition was brought...
Conservation Groups Take Legal Action in Arizona Court of Appeals
Five climate and energy-conservation groups have taken legal action in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge an Arizona public power utility’s discrimination...
