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Renewable Energy Standard (RES)

September 13, 2021

Path to 100 Coalition Secures 50% Renewable Energy Standard for Illinois

CHICAGO — Today, Illinois passed major clean energy legislation that commits the state to reaching 40% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% renewables by 2040. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act put...

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November 12, 2020

Solar Industry Outlines a Policy Agenda for the Biden Administration, 117th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a suite of policies and executive actions that it is asking President-elect Biden and the newly elected Congre...

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March 6, 2020

Virginia Passes Landmark Zero Carbon Bill That Prioritizes Solar Access

WASHINGTON D.C. — This week an amended version of the Virginia Clean Economy Act cleared the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate and is now on its way to Governor Northam’s desk for...

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July 23, 2019

House Leaders’ 100 Percent Clean Energy Plan Draws Support From Solar Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three House Committee leaders today announced a plan to move the United States to 100% clean energy by 2050. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., Rep. Pau...

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June 26, 2019

Solar Industry Commends Maine for Making Major Moves on Renewable Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Maine Legislature recently passed three clean energy bills, including a renewable portfolio standard that requires the state to get 80% of its electricity from renewab...

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April 23, 2019
The University of Chicago RPS “Study” Sets a Debunking-Minded #EnergyTwitter on Fire

#EnergyTwitter exploded yesterday when a story broke on what many agreed was a half-baked study out of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. We hate to even restate the bogus...

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April 22, 2019

SEIA Praises Nevada Governor and Legislature for Enacting Bill to Increase State’s Renewable Energy Target

WASHINGTON, D.C. and CARSON CITY, Nev. – Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) praised Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak for signing into law Senate Bill 358, which raises Nevada...

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April 9, 2019

SEIA Statement on Passage of Maryland’s Clean Energy Jobs Act

Annapolis, Md. – Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs for the Solar Energy Industries Association, on the Maryland Legislature’s passage of the ...

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December 19, 2018

D.C. City Council Passes Historic 100 Percent Renewable Electricity Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) welcomed the Washington, D.C. City Council’s passage of a landmark bill that will move the District to 100 percent renew...

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