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February 4, 2026

Solar and Storage Industry Announces New Partnership with Top Intelligence Firm to Release Market-Leading Energy Storage Research

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is announcing a new partnership with Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, an international research firm and market leader for d...

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Abigail Ross Hopper Testifies to the Senate the Need to Keep Permit Certainty at Center of Permitting Reform to Keep Americans’ Energy Bills Down
January 28, 2026
ICYMI: In Senate Hearing, SEIA President and CEO Testifies on Need to Keep Permit Certainty at Center of Permitting Reform to Keep Americans’ Energy Bills Down

WASHINGTON D.C. — In case you missed it, today, Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), testified in front of the U.S. Senate Environment and Pub...

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January 23, 2026

SEIA Elects New Board Chair, Board Members to Guide Organizational and Industrial Priorities in 2026

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced the election of Scott Moskowitz of Qcells as chair of its Board of Directors, alongside a slate of newly elected b...

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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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