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January 20, 2026

Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Gov. Sherrill Executive Orders Addressing Energy Affordability

TRENTON, NJ — Today, on her first day in office, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed two executive orders addressing energy affordability.    Following is a stateme...

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January 8, 2026

Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Governor Pritzker Signing the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act 

SPRINGFIELD, IL — Today Governor JB Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, a law that will help Illinois families and businesses save $13 billion on their electricity bill...

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December 18, 2025

Solar Industry Statement on New Jersey’s Passage of Smart Solar Permitting Bill to Lower Costs, Protect Consumers

TRENTON, NJ — Today, the New Jersey Senate passed A-5264, a bill to streamline and modernize the process for permitting residential solar energy systems. The law takes effect immediately. Followi...

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December 18, 2025

SEIA Statement on House Passage of SPEED Act

WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on the passage of the Standardizing Permitting and Expedi...

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December 11, 2025

REPORT: Solar and Storage Could Provide More than $313 Million per Year in Consumer Savings by 2030, Cut Gas Use, and Strengthen Winter Reliability

BOSTON and WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report released today from Synapse Energy Economics for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) finds that continued growth of solar and energy storage ...

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December 10, 2025

Solar Energy Industries Association Names Darren Van’t Hof as Interim President and CEO

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) board of directors named Darren Van’t Hof as the association’s interim president and CEO, effective January 20, 202...

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December 9, 2025

REPORT: U.S. Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3, Third Largest Quarter on Record

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry installed 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025, marking the industry’s third-largest quarter on record an...

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December 4, 2025

143 Solar Companies Urge Congress to Work with DOI to Unleash American Solar Energy; Ensure Certainty, Equal Treatment of All Energy Sources in Permitting Reform 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, 143 solar energy companies sent a letter urging the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to work with the Department of the Interior (DOI) to address the ...

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November 21, 2025
Solar and Storage Industry Files Comments Supporting the Trump Administration’s Efforts to Meet Rising Power Demand

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) filed comments today in two federal proceedings focused on meeting America’s surging electricity demand. SEIA submitted comment...

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