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SEIA produces a variety of research and supporting resources for the solar industry, ranging from full reports to short factsheets. This data helps inform policymakers and business leaders alike on the current state of solar and where the industry is headed.

Report | Tuesday, Jun 06, 2017

Solar Market Insight Report 2017 Q2

U.S. Solar Market Insight™ is a high-quality, solar-specific analysis and forecast to industry professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports. Released June 8, 2017.

Rooftop Solar | Utility-Scale Solar | Regulatory Policy | Solar Technologies | State Solar Policy
Presentation | Thursday, Jun 01, 2017

Members-Only Solar Presentations

SEIA members have access to these slide presentations in PDF format. PowerPoint versions are available by request - contact [email protected].

Webinar Archive | Tuesday, May 30, 2017

SEIA Member Update on Trade Case

We at SEIA are kicking off a strategic campaign to prevent the ITC from creating trade barriers for imported cells and modules, imperiling the 260,000 jobs and 9,000 companies in the U.S. solar industry. 

International Trade

The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is assisting with the preparation of a study "to determine the costs and benefits of net-metering and distributed solar generation to the electrical grid, utilities and rate-payers". LBNL requested that SEIA respond to a series of questions to help inform the study. SEIA's responses to these questions can be found below. 

Recently, the value to the national electric grid of solar and other renewable energy sources has been questioned.  As can be seen from the numerous studies referenced in this paper, solar and renewables provide significant benefits to the national grid in terms of reliability, fuel diversity, and security.  In addition, the 9,000 American solar companies employ over 260,000 American workers an