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The Energy Storage Market Outlook (ESMO) is a quarterly publication produced by the Solar Energy Industries Association and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. ESMO draws on Benchmark’s proprietary grid and behind the meter data on...
Across the country, governors and state lawmakers are facing the same challenge: electricity demand is rising, power bills are increasing, and constituents expect solutions. Increasingly, policymakers from both parties are arriving at the...
Electricity demand is rising. Prices are climbing. And America needs more power, fast. The good news is solar and storage are delivering. Across the country, from California to Texas to the Midwest, the...
The Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA) is leading the transformation to a clean energy economy. SEIA works with its 1,200 member companies and other strategic partners to fight for policies that create jobs in every community and shape fair market rules that promote competition and the growth of reliable, low-cost solar power. Founded in 1974, SEIA is the national trade association for the solar and solar + storage industries, building a comprehensive vision for the Solar+ Decade through research, education and advocacy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. energy storage industry installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest first quarter in the sector’s history. According to the U.S....
Introduction Solar energy use has grown rapidly over the past decade. Costs have dropped, while new ownership and financing models allow more Americans than ever to choose solar. Solar ...
On July 4, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill makes steep cuts to solar energy and places new restrictions on energy tax credits that will slow the deployment of...
Version 8 – Updated July 2025 In an effort to make ‘going solar’ as effortless and streamlined as possible, SEIA has developed a Guide to Solar Power tailored for residential cons...
What is a solar power purchase agreement (PPA)? Read more about the benefits and considerations of Solar PPAs.
The U.S. solar industry’s top priority for permitting reform is the speedy deployment of more transmission infrastructure that fairly distributes costs among everyone who benefits from it.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most transformational clean energy policy in history. The passage of this historic legislation has had an immediate impact long-term outlook for the U.S. so...
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law by President Biden after passing both chambers of Congress. This summary reflects what is in the final draft of this...
Strengthening the transmission ITC could further modernize our electricity infrastructure and rapidly deploy renewable energy. This factsheet outlines the impact that lowering the threshold of the ...
On August 16, an anonymous group of companies filed tariff circumvention petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce. If allowed to proceed, these anonymous petitions would cripple the U.S. sola...
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