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Solar Industry Responds to New York’s Recent Clean Energy Ruling
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The solar industry responded to the New York Public Service Commission’s (Commission) approval of utility implementation plans in the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) proceeding. These critical plans set the compensation for solar customers in each utility service territory and established a successor program to net metering in New York. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) released the following joint statement:
Solar Industry Celebrates DOE’s Announcements at Solar Power International
WASHINGTON, D.C. - At Solar Power International, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will be expanding the SunShot Initiative following the news that the solar industry has already achieved the program’s 2020 utility-scale solar cost target. Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA):
How Hosting Capacity Analyses Can Save Both Time and Money
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – To kick off its grid modernization workshop at Solar Power International, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released today the latest installment of its Improving Opportunities for Solar Through Grid Modernization white paper series, an in-depth look at state-level efforts to modernize the electric utility grid.
Texas’ Solar Market Surges in Spring With Best Quarter in History
BOSTON Mass. and WASHINGTON D.C. — Texas’ solar market soared this past spring, adding 24 percent of all the state’s cumulative capacity in a three-month span, according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report.
In New Video, American Solar Workers Speak to Importance of Industry to Families, Communities and Growth in Other Sectors
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - In front of more than 18,000 people at America’s biggest solar energy event, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) debuted a video profiling the personal stories of American manufacturing workers whose jobs are at risk due to a national trade case initiated by two foreign-owned firms.
U.S. Solar Market Adds 2.4 GW in Q2, Largest Second Quarter Ever
BOSTON, Mass. and WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. solar market continued its years-long expansion in the second quarter of 2017 as the industry installed 2,387 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV), the largest total in a second quarter to date. This tops Q1’s total and represents an 8 percent year-over-year gain, GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said in the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight Report.
SEIA Enters New Digital Era, Launching New Website and Online Member Community
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – As thousands of people descend on Las Vegas for Solar Power International 2017, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) rolled out a new website as part of the introduction of a full suite of new digital tools. This bigger, brighter and bolder digital presence properly reflects the cutting-edge technology that solar energy represents and better serves the industry and its customers.
Report Profiles Solar Manufacturers, Some of the 600 Solar Manufacturing Success Stories
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The release of the First Edition of Profiles in American Solar Manufacturing highlights some of the 600 American solar manufacturing facilities that have achieved success in the solar boom, and that themselves will be severely injured if a trade case brought by two deeply flawed solar cell companies is successful.
SEIA Comments on Today's Nevada PUC Ruling on AB 405
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “Nevadans have said loud and clear they want the choice to install solar on their own homes and see solar jobs grow again in Nevada. That was the intent of AB 405, and we are pleased the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada recognized that in its ruling today. Solar businesses in the state now have the certainty they need to get back to work, which means the jobs and economic benefits will follow in short order." ###
SEIA Announces New Model Contract to Simplify Development and Open Investment Capital
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released today a new model contract to pave the way for more development of solar in the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector. The model power purchase agreement (PPA) for commercial customers was developed by SEIA’s C&I Working Group and vetted by some of the top law firms, development entities and financiers in the U.S.