SHC Alliance Newsletter November 2014
SHC Alliance Newsletter October 2014
Solar Industry Assisting in Fight Against Climate Change
From an environmental perspective, few things threaten our nation's future prosperity more than climate change.But there is growing hope. Every 3.2 minutes of every single day, the US solar industry is doing its part to help fight climate change by flipping the switch on another completed solar project.
German solar experience offers critical lessons learned for America
Benjamin Franklin once said, "half the truth is often a great lie." Keep that in mind when you read a recent report prepared for the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) about Germany's experience with renewable energy, including solar power.
Wind and solar power ready to help states meet EPA rule
With the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issuing its first-ever rule limiting carbon pollution from existing power plants, many policymakers in Congress and state capitals are wondering: How can states meet the proposed standards most cost effectively?Republicans, Democrats and Independents can get behind two affordable, reliable and business-friendly solutions that are ready today - American wind and solar power.
The news could not have been any worse
In a deeply troubling June decision, the US Department of Commerce imposed new tariffs on solar modules from China that threaten to derail the rapid growth of the US solar industry.
Feedback on Questions for UOG Task Force Consideration
Feedback requested on questions for the Utility-Owned Generation Task Force to consider. Responses due COB Tuesday, October 7, 2014.
2015 Policy Priorities Survey
Survey sent to SEIA Members re: 2015 Policy Priorities.
Court Upholds FERC Order 1000
A federal court upheld in its entirety the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) electric grid planning rule known as Order 1000. The unanimous decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed Order 1000’s requirements that grid operators must consider needs arising from public policies, including low carbon, renewable energy and energy efficiency measures, in planning for the electric grid used to transmit electricity across the nation.
US solar industry continues impressive growth
PHOTON International - What would Alexandre Edmond Becquerel be thinking now? In 1839, at the age of just 19, Becquerel discovered the photovoltaic effect - the creation of voltage between two electrodes when one of them is exposed to light - later inspiring the imaginations of millions of people worldwide, including legendary scientist Albert Einstein. Still, it took another 115 years before Bell Labs invented the first modern silicon solar cell.