Press Release Archive
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Solar and Storage Industry Statement on White House Release of Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released a proposed rule that includes streamlining of permitting and environmental reviews for solar and transmission projects on federal lands under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Solar and Storage Industry Reacts to Final Interconnection Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a long-awaited final rule on interconnection. The Solar Energy Industries Association has been tracking this rulemaking for well over a year and has advocated for interconnection reforms that improve efficiency and reduce long wait times, promote transparency and fairness, and enhance competition in the energy market.
Primergy Joins SEIA’s Board of Directors with a Focus on Collaborative Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the United States’ solar and storage industry, announced that Primergy, a California based developer, owner and operator of solar and storage projects, will be joining SEIA’s board of directors.
Jobs Census Shows Resilient, Inclusive Employment Growth as Gen Z Flocks to the U.S. Solar Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the National Solar Jobs Census released today by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC).
DC Circuit Court Sides with Solar and Storage Industry and Sends Southeast Energy Exchange Market Case Back to FERC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order requiring the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reconsider its Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM).
SEIA Named One of The Washington Post’s 2023 Top Workplaces in Washington, DC
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is announcing that it has been named one of The Washington Post’s 2023 Top Workplaces in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Proposed BLM Rules Reduce Fees, Speed Deployment for Renewable Energy Projects on Public Lands
WASHINGTON, DC — This week, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) formally published new proposed rules governing leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public lands. The new leasing rules adopt many of the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA’s) suggestions and will help to speed renewable energy deployment on public lands and put BLM’s renewable energy goals in reach.
House Ways and Means Attempt to Repeal IRA Weakens Nation’s Energy and Economic Security
Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the American Families and Jobs Act, which would eliminate or modify several clean energy tax policies in the Inflation Reduction Act.
SEIA Becomes an Accredited Standards Development Organization
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an Accredited Standards Development Organization. SEIA can now convene industry stakeholders to develop national standards for materials, products, processes, and services in the U.S. solar and storage industry.
U.S Solar Market Registers Best First Quarter in Industry History as Supply Chains Stabilize and Inflation Reduction Act Takes Hold
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry installed 6.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity and had its best first quarter in history, according to the US Solar Market Insight Q2 2023 report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.