Clean Energy Associations File Request for Rehearing of FERC’s MOPR Order
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, four national organizations representing the range of clean energy companies in the United States filed a request for rehearing by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on its order to impose a Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM capacity market.
Solar Industry Statement on Flexible Solar Spending Cap Signed by New Jersey Governor Murphy
WASHINGTON, D.C. and TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation that clarifies the state’s Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) authority under the Clean Energy Act of 2018. The legislative changes will give the BPU more latitude in calculating the Clean Energy Act’s yearly cost caps.
U.S. Polysilicon Producers Get Relief in Latest Trump Trade Deal
While this trade deal won’t do anything to relax the solar tariffs, it is a positive development for the U.S. solar industry.
SEIA Board Elects Solar Veteran as New Chair
George Hershman, president of Swinerton Renewable Energy, is the new chair of SEIA's Board of Directors.
Solar Industry Urges New Jersey Governor to Sign Flexible Spending Caps Legislation for Clean Energy Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. and TRENTON, N.J. — Today, the New Jersey General Assembly and Senate passed legislation that clarifies the Board of Public Utilities’ (BPU) authority under the Clean Energy Act. The identical bills authorize the BPU to rollover unused funding to the following year when calculating the cost caps.
Solar Industry Vows to Lead Power Generation in the 2020s
When energy and climate analysts look back on the 2020s, they will see a transformed energy landscape dominated by new solar energy generation, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said in recognition of the start of the Solar+ Decade.
A Look Back at Solar Milestones of the 2010s
Over the last ten years, solar grew from niche technology to a dominant source of new energy that fuels our economy.
Solar Industry to FERC: Stay in Your Lane and Honor State Clean Energy Policies
Following is a statement from Katherine Gensler, vice president of regulatory affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) decision on PJM Interconnection’s capacity market pricing proposal: “The Commission’s decision today is bad for renewable energy, bad for states and bad for customers.
Leading Community Solar Developer Nexamp Joins SEIA Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today the addition of Nexamp to its board of directors.
Industry Vows to Continue Fight for Pro-Solar Policies, Despite Missed Opportunity This Year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today Congress and the White House were unable to agree on including an extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) in an end of year tax package meaning the credit will decrease at the end of this year. The measure also failed to include energy storage in the ITC.
SEIA Adds New Board Members as Industry Enters Solar+ Decade
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Solar Energy Industries Association members have elected three at-large members and five division chairs to serve on the SEIA Board of Directors. The elected appointments are for two years.
Solar Gains Are Evidence of the ITC’s Success and Why It Should Continue
The latest quarterly data on solar growth shows just how resilient this industry is. Even with misguided tariffs that make U.S. solar systems among the most expensive in the world, fifteen states (and the country as a whole) posted their best quarter ever for residential solar in Q3 2019.