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Why Batteries Are the Electric Grid’s Most Powerful Asset

The U.S. electric grid is a delicate system that requires a consistent balance between energy supply with energy demand.   When a heat wave turns on millions of air conditioners, grid operators must turn ...

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Solar Industry Statement on Texas Senate Passing Bill that Will Harm Needed Energy Generation 

AUSTIN, Texas — Today, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 819 by a 22-9 vote, restricting new clean energy projects in a way that will harm much-needed energy generation in the state. The legislation ...

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Major Solar Projects List

The Major Solar Projects List is a database of all ground-mounted solar projects, 1 MW and above, that are either operating, under construction or under development. The list is for informational purposes only, ...

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SEIA Statement on President Trump Executive Order on Critical Minerals Production 

WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on President Trump’s March 20 executive order to boost production of ...

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Washington Update: Navigating Congressional Budget Negotiations to Defend American Clean Energy Incentives

On February 25th, the House of Representatives passed a budget resolution to extend tax cuts, cut federal spending, and address the debt limit. This signals the first major step in what is known ...

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REPORT: Solar Adds More New Capacity to the Grid in 2024 Than Any Energy Technology in the Past Two Decades

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  The United States installed a record-breaking 50 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2024, the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology ...

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Energy Storage Systems State of Play: Responding to Moss Landing

The fire at the Moss Landing battery plant in California garnered significant public attention. SEIA is working closely with members of the California legislature, other trade organizations, and codes and standards bodies ...

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United States Surpasses 50 GW of Solar Module Manufacturing Capacity

WASHINGTON D.C. — The United States has reached a historic manufacturing milestone, surpassing 50 gigawatts (GW) of domestic solar module production capacity. At full capacity, these factories can produce enough to meet all ...

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SEIA Announces Target of 700 GWh of U.S. Energy Storage by 2030

WASHINGTON D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling a vision for the future of energy storage in the United States, setting an ambitious target to deploy 10 million distributed ...