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Tag: Solar Energy Industries Association
Solar Prices Increasing with Supply Chain, Trade Policy Issues
For the second quarter in a row, trade policy uncertainty and supply chain constraints drove solar price increases across all market segments, according to...
U.S. International Trade Commission Recommends Extension of Solar Tariffs
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has recommended an extension of Section 201 global safeguard tariffs on solar cells and modules. President Joe Biden...
SEIA Responds to Commerce Department’s Rejection of Anonymous Solar Tariff Petitions
The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued a letter outright rejecting an unlawful request for circumvention tariffs on solar products from three countries in...
Solar Industry Launches Diversity Improvement Certification Program
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released an online program to help energy companies take a series of actionable steps on diversity, equity,...
Solar Industry Association Adjusts Solar Goal to 30 Percent by 2030
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is increasing its goal for the Solar+ Decade, aiming for solar to account for 30% of U.S. electricity...
Solar Prices Increase for the First Time in Seven Years
Supply chain constraints are leading to price increases across every solar market segment, despite the addition of 5.7 GW DC of solar capacity in...
Multifamily Housing and Commercial Buildings Need to Include Solar
The California Energy Commission (CEC) is sending the 2022 California Energy Code to the California Building Standards Commission. The rules include a requirement that...
SEIA Launches New Network to Advocate for Energy Storage
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) says it is launching a new venture to prioritize energy storage across policy advocacy, membership, research and events.
The...
Public Service Commission Finalizes South Carolina Net Metering Policies
The South Carolina Public Service Commission has issued final rules for net metering in South Carolina.
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) worked collaboratively with...
Solar Industry Needs 900,000 Workers to Meet U.S. Clean Energy Targets
The U.S. solar industry employed 231,474 workers in 2020, a 6.7% drop from 2019 due to pandemic restrictions and increased labor productivity, according to...
New SEIA Tool Provides Solar+Storage Supply Chain Transparency
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a new tool to increase supply chain transparency and help ensure that all solar components are...
SEIA Lays Out Organization’s Environmental Justice Priorities
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has unveiled its environmental justice priorities through a new policy platform that will support the organization’s advocacy efforts....
Biden Introduces the American Jobs Plan, Proposing 10-Year ITC Extension
President Joe Biden has introduced the $2 trillion American Jobs Plan, and with it, a 10-year extension and phase-down of an expanded direct-pay investment...
New Online Tool Breaks Down Texas’ Clean Energy Statistics
Wind power, solar power and energy storage projects are providing new economic opportunities for rural Texas counties, bringing needed diversification, economic development, job creation...
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...
SEIA: Solar on Track to Quadruple Capacity by 2030
The U.S. solar industry installed a record 19.2 GW DC of capacity in 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report,...
SolarSkin Technology Installed at Universal Orlando
Sistine Solar, a venture-backed Boston-based startup founded by MIT alums, says its patented SolarSkin technology is being used in the world’s first custom-branded floating...
SEIA Leads Efforts to Eliminate Forced Labor in Solar Supply Chain
One hundred and seventy-five solar companies, including some of the largest solar manufacturers in the world, have signed a pledge opposing forced labor in...
SunPower Launches New Solar, Storage Monitoring App for Homeowners
SunPower Corp. has launched the mySunPower app, the company's new experience for homeowners to review and manage their energy generation, consumption and battery storage...
SEIA Outlines Policy Agenda for New Administration
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a suite of policies and executive actions that it is asking president-elect Joe Biden and the...