Category: Policy & Markets
Battery storage Q3 numbers are strong
CA and Germany teaming up to boost agrivoltaics in America
New guidance on how to access the ITC in the IRA
Solar industry wants more silicon cells to be imported duty-free
FERC: regulators should compel transmission owners to upgrade grid
Companies tapping IRA rules for financing also face difficulties
Module prices in sharp decline
Renewables continues steady growth
DOE investing $1.3 billion in transmission
CA commission possibly squashing solar for multifamily housing, farms, and schools
Biden links clean energy job growth to IRA
The need for state legislators and the like to weigh in on regional state operators
CA introduces fire safety rules for BESS sector
States ranked by energy efficiency ratings
37% increase in clean energy related investment
SEIA and Partners Balance Boom in Solar with Need for Conservation
$3.8 billion in DOE grants available for solar companies
Fixing grid reliability skepticism
The tax equity rule with serious consequences for clean energy
A close look at falling module prices
Analysis of global chances of reaching net zero
Apparently US is not set to meet 2050 net-zero goal
US sets new quarterly record for energy storage installed
$325M of DOE funds are going toward LDES growth
Top ten states in resi
$213 billion in new clean investments across the country
Domestic manufacturing continues unabated
RE+ highlights
New guidance on the IRA manufacturing incentives and other provisions
BESS was way up in Q2 2023
$300 million from DOE for transmission issues
Recycled batteries and equity in solar
Solar growth continues to look strong
Why energy equity is key to decarbonization
Xcel seeking to ease congestion in transmission
IRA has resulted in $100 billion in private investment in renewables
Serious growth predicted in US community solar market
FERC interconnection rule may not speed process in much of US
FERC approves impactful rule to address renewables backlog
White House seeks to speed up project permitting on federal land
Takeaways from DOC hearing before final AD/CVD decision on solar panels
Top ways to shift the grid so it can embrace renewables growth
176 solar policy actions taken in Q2 2023
Serious potential in bifacial perovskite solar cells
Solar PPA pricing is finally cooling
State climate policies assessed for 20 key states
States with the most solar jobs
DOE has launched $200 million for grid improvements
New study shows feasibility of grassland agrivoltaics
Can old coal plants help fuel a renewables boom?
$7 billion competitive funding program for LMI solar development
Last year clean energy jobs increased in every state
$192+ million in funding to help streamline battery recycling processes
Mixed reviews for new IRA provisions
BLM is streamlining renewable energy development on public lands
Debt ceiling bill’s permitting deal hurt outlook for other reforms
DOE pushes lithium battery recycling
Overview of panel manufacturing abroad and in the US
Batteries, virtual power plants and investment cash
Two new bills in the Senate for addressing grid issues
FERC may be ineffective in handling grid backlog
NREL has some attractive number re global solar deployment
Transmission study and streamlined permitting from the federal govt
Q1 2023: solar and wind produced more electricity than coal
Energy storage requirements to qualify for ITC domestic content adder
Biden vetoes Congress’s attempt to repeal his tariff moratorium
Treasury has released guidance on solar domestic content related to the IRA
The state of the US O&M industry now
NREL: the world can manufacture enough solar to reach decarb goals
Senate joins the House in repealing Biden’s tariff moratorium
The impact of the IRA on clean energy in 5 states
Bill intended to cut IRA tax incentives passes the House
Worrying audit of racking product safety
ICF demonstrates that IRA costs savings are squandered due to transmission woes
Biden creates Office of Environmental Justice
Warehouses offer huge potential for development
Solar companies appeal to Congress to keep 2 year tariff moratorium in place
Community solar’s role in the equity gap around going green
A triple junction perovskite solar cell has achieved 24.3% efficiency
DOE is boosting education in solar manufacturing and other green tech
The current state of Biden’s Justice40 Initiative
Utilities are worried about new DOE transformer requirements
Biden’s 2024 budget request quite a bit for clean energy
Solutions for getting those larger modules up on roofs
Global stats show significant solar boom in 2022
Wafer-forward is point of contention in the Auxin petition
Floating solar has huge potential
FERC is heavily pushing transmission reform
Agrivoltaics is on the rise
What installers need to keep in mind when NEM 3.0 kicks in
A good hard look at solar asset power loss and O&M
Mixed results on the impact of large-scale solar on value of nearby properties
12% jump in renewables from 2021 to 2022
Who will benefit from transmission buildout: incumbent utilities or independent transmission companies
250% increased photoresponsivity of lead-halide perovskite in solar cells
Developing a new revenue model that accounts for storage as a transmission asset
More that 25 GW of new US solar under construction
Community solar due to double in size by 2027
