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Tuesday, Oct 12, 2021

Solar Industry Launches Certification Program to Empower Companies to Improve Diversity

SEIA releases a first-of-its-kind online program to help energy companies take a series of actionable steps on diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ).

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021

FERC Revises MOPR, Maintains Market Access and Fairness for Independent Power Producers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the PJM Interconnection’s Focused Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) will go into effect by operation of law. Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state and regulatory affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association on the development. 

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021

30% by 2030: A New Target for the Solar+ Decade

In 2019, SEIA laid out a vision for the 2020s in our Roadmap for the Solar+ Decade. In that roadmap, we set a target for solar energy to reach 20% of generation by 2030 as the U.S. transforms the electric grid and builds a robust clean energy economy.

Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021

Solar Industry Doubles Down on Solar+ Decade Goal, Targets 30% Solar by 2030

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is increasing its goal for Solar+ Decade, aiming for solar to account for 30% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. The organization’s previous goal was 20% by 2030, and this revision aligns with the Biden administration’s clean energy targets while accounting for the growing urgency to tackle climate change and reduce carbon emissions in the electricity sector.

Monday, Sep 27, 2021

Anonymous Solar Tariff Petitions Threaten the American Solar Economy

On August 16, an anonymous group of companies filed tariff circumvention petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce. If allowed to proceed, these anonymous petitions would cripple the U.S. solar industry and ruin America’s plans to tackle climate change. The U.S. Department of Commerce must exercise its authority to reject these petitions.

Friday, Sep 24, 2021

Solar Industry Letter to Senator Kyrsten Sinema in Support of Robust Clean Energy Policies

85 solar companies with operations in Arizona sent a letter to Senator Kyrsten Sinema, articulating the industry's priorities for strong clean energy policies in upcoming legislation, and the impact and potential of accelerating clean energy deployment for Arizona's economic future. 

Thursday, Sep 23, 2021

FERC Study: Solar Remained a Reliable Electricity Source During Texas Blackouts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state and regulatory affairs on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) report on the February 2021 blackouts in Texas. 

Thursday, Sep 23, 2021

Secretary Granholm Asks U.S. Mayors to Speed Solar Deployment with Online Permitting Tool

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm wrote an open letter to all U.S. mayors asking them to adopt SolarAPP+, a transformative online solar permitting tool that helps to speed rooftop solar deployment. This effort comes as Secretary Granholm caps off the Summer of Solar, her push to educate Americans on the benefits of solar energy. Secretary Granholm set a goal to get 125 communities to sign up to learn more about SolarAPP+ by September 30.

Tuesday, Sep 21, 2021

Solar Industry Letter to Commerce Secretary Opposing New Solar Tariffs

More than 200 solar companies signed a letter to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, urging the department to reject an anonymous petition to expand the scope of antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) on solar imports, which would harm the U.S. solar industry and the nation's climate goals. 

Tuesday, Sep 14, 2021

Solar Prices Increase Across Every Market Segment for the First Time in Seven Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. and HOUSTON, TX —Supply chain constraints are leading to price increases across every solar market segment, despite the addition of 5.7 gigawatts (GWdc) of solar capacity in Q2 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight report released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, a Verisk business (Nasdaq: VRSK).

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