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NREL Solar Permitting Tool Speeds Up Residential Solar Projects

Since its launch in July, the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool has processed over 2,800 residential solar permits for more than 20 MW...

New Law Protects Illinois Homeowners’ Access to Solar

Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation protecting Illinoisians’ right to clean energy and access to solar power. A revision to the Homeowners’ Energy Policy...

Tigo Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit with APsystems

Tigo Energy Inc., a global provider of Flex-MLPE (module-level power electronics), has reached a settlement with Altenergy Power Systems (APsystems) over a lawsuit regarding...

Accela Looks to Streamline Solar Permitting with Launch of SolarAPP+

Accela has entered a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to launch SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permit...

QuickBOLT QB2 Top Mount System Receives Florida Regulatory Approval

QuickBOLT says its QB2 Top Mount solution has been approved by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations. Top Mounts are solutions mounted over...

NYSEIA: Regulatory Barriers Impeding New York Community Solar Market

New York could build on its strong community solar track record and expand solar access to hundreds of thousands more New Yorkers by lowering...

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...

The Center for Biological Diversity Files Brief to Reject Pending Petition

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a brief urging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a pending petition aimed at gutting...

Unirac Receives Notice of Acceptance Product Approval

Unirac Inc., a North American manufacturer of PV mounting systems, says its SOLARMOUNT PV mounting system is the first solar racking product to receive...

NREL Research Improves Perovskite Stability, Strengthens Silicon Cells

A change in chemical composition has enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a perovskite solar cell developed at the U.S. Department...

Cuomo Proposes Amendment to Streamline Renewable Energy Projects

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo says he is advancing a 30-day budget amendment to speed up the permitting and construction of renewable energy projects, combat...

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