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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...
Parsons Chosen as American Clean Power Association’s VP for Federal and State Affairs
Bill Parsons has been named American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) new vice president for federal and state affairs. He brings to the job over...
Massachusetts Advances Dozens of Solar Projects on Hold for Nearly Two Years
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has issued an order expanding the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program from 1,600 to 3,200 MW...
New York Governor Reveals New Distributed Solar Framework for Next Decade
New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a framework for the state to achieve at least 10 GW of distributed solar by 2030. The...
Report Indicates Illinois Growing as Competitive State for Solar Development
Following the recent passage of the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) in September 2021, the DG+Design team has released a new Illinois Solar...
Over 120,000 Supporters Urge Governor to Save Rooftop Solar
Hundreds of solar supporters, including consumers, affordable housing advocates, faith leaders, environmentalists, conservationists and climate activists, joined together for a rally at the California...
Conference of Mayors Reports Solar as Priority for City Energy and Climate Efforts
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) has released a new report showing how cities are using energy technologies and infrastructure upgrades to advance...