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California Public Utilities Commission Issues Rooftop Solar Proposal Changes
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has issued a proposed decision that, if finalized, will dramatically change how owners of rooftop solar in the...
California Extends Property Tax Exclusion for Solar Installations
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1340, which extends the existing property tax exclusion for newly constructed, active solar energy systems by...
NREL Debuts Ordinance Databases for Siting Solar, Wind Energy Projects
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning laws and ordinances in...
Georgia PSC Approves Clean Energy Plan Offering More Solar Resources
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted to approve a solar resource plan that should result in an increase in Georgia Power’s solar...
New Jersey Surpasses 4 GW of Solar Installations
New Jersey has surpassed 4 GW of installed solar power, enough to provide electricity to over 500,000 New Jersey households annually, reports the New...
Mississippi PSC Modifies Net Metering Rules
The Mississippi Public Service Commission, in a bipartisan, vote has approved amendments to the former Net Metering and Interconnection Rules, now referred to as...
Hawaii Governor Focuses on Clean Energy Transition with New Laws
Hawaii Gov. David Ige signed into law a package of bills that advance the governor’s priorities to fight climate change and transition to a...
New R.I. Law Requires State to Offset Electricity with Renewable Energy by 2033
Gov. Dan McKee has signed historic legislation into law to substantially increase renewable energy production and supply by requiring that 100% of Rhode Island’s...
Duke Energy Works with N.C. Solar Installers on Gradual Net Metering Transition
Duke Energy has reached an agreement with solar installers in North Carolina to provide a gradual transition option from existing net metering programs for...
New SEIA Nonprofit Serves to Advance Solar Industry Research, Policies
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is launching a 501(c)3 nonprofit to accelerate the transition to carbon-free electricity through clean energy research and analysis.
The...
DeSantis Vetoes Florida Net Metering Bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed the recently passed CS/CS/HB 741 – Net Metering bill, which requires the Public Service Commission (PSC) to revise...
Newly Signed Virginia Bill Offers Property Tax Relief for Solar Owners
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill into law which creates a property tax exemption for residential and mixed-use solar energy systems up...
Latest Massachusetts Energy Report Highlights Strong Clean Energy Wages
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s (MassCEC) 2021 Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report highlights that over 101,000 clean energy workers are employed in the commonwealth as...
New York State Takes Top Spot for U.S. Community Solar Development
Gov. Kathy Hochul has revealed that New York has become the top community solar market in the United States, with more than 1 GW...
Indiana Law Gives Residents More Solar Rights When HOAs Deny Panel Installations
After six years of trying, a newly passed Indiana bill makes it more difficult for homeowners’ associations (HOA) to ban residents from putting solar...
Report Points to Uncertain Solar Growth Due to Supply, Legislation Issues
In 2021, U.S. solar prices increased as much as 18% due to unprecedented supply chain challenges, trade actions and legislative uncertainty, according to the...
New Jersey Faces Solar Project Increases, Interconnection Backlog and Incentive Cuts
DG+Design’s latest New Jersey Solar Market Report shows that the state installed a record 3.8 GW of new capacity during 2021. Despite overcoming challenges...
Following Climate-Equitable Jobs Act, Illinois Sees High Growth in Solar Projects
Five months after the passage of Illinois’ landmark clean energy law, solar businesses have installed enough renewable energy to power 30,000 homes and are...
Jennifer Daloisio to Lead Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Kathleen Theoharides has named Jennifer Daloisio CEO and executive director of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC).
MassCEC is dedicated...
Five U.S. States Implemented New Clean Energy Standards in 2021
As of the end of 2021, 31 states and the District of Columbia had renewable portfolio standards (RPS) or clean energy standards (CES), the...