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Dept. of Interior

April 17, 2024

200 Clean Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Siting, Permitting, and Transmission Reform Before 2024 Election

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public land...

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March 15, 2021

Solar Industry Congratulates Secretary Deb Haaland on Her Historic Confirmation

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on the U.S. Senate’s historic confirmation of President ...

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November 23, 2020
Meeting the Climate Moment With a 100-Day Agenda for Solar

I want to share our vision for the next decade, and more specifically, for our new President-elect. It goes without saying that this is an exciting time to be in the solar industry. We are now 3...

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January 8, 2017

Abigail Ross Hopper Named as SEIA’s President and Chief Executive Officer

Abigail Ross Hopper has been named president and chief executive officer of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and will start Jan. 17.

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November 10, 2016

SEIA Statement on BLM Leasing Rule

Following is a statement from Christopher Mansour, vice president of federal affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on today's release of the wind and solar leasing rule:

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September 14, 2016

Coalition of Groups Say Interior’s Desert Plan Reverses Course on Clean Energy Development

After eight years of work, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) will effectively foreclose development of renewable energy resources on millions...

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October 1, 2013

SEIA Urges Congress to End Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Concerned that a prolonged government shutdown could do long-term harm to the U.S. economy, SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch today issued the following statement: “As an in...

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August 13, 2013

New Ad Touts the Importance of Solar Energy, Renewables

SEIA and a coalition of renewable and environmental supporters are running an ad in the Las Vegas Review Journal, thanking Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and pledging to work with the Administrati...

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April 6, 2012

Solar Industry Submits Comments on Draft Rules for Solar Development on Public Lands

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) submitted comments on the Supplemental Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy ...

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