Maryland legislation would pave way for bidirectional EV charging, VPPs
The Distributed Renewable Integration and Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) Act (H.B. 1256) was passed by the Maryland General Assembly on April 2 and is now poised to modernize the state’s energy...
View ArticleEPA invests $20 billion in national green bank project
On April 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its selections for $20 billion in grant awards under two competitions within the historic $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund...
View ArticleFederal government announces project funding for solar on irrigation canals
U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced $19.5 million from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to install solar panels in irrigation canals as part of an initiative to study the...
View ArticleVirginia expands community solar access with new law
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 253/HB 106 and SB 255/HB 108, patroned by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell (D-Fairfax County) and Delegate Rip Sullivan (D-Fairfax County), to improve and expand...
View ArticleMaryland General Assembly passes bill to incentivize local solar development,...
On April 8, 2024, the Maryland General Assembly passed Senate Bill 783, the Brighter Tomorrow Act, legislation that would lower the cost of developing Maryland solar projects and increase the value of...
View ArticleBureau of Land Management releases final rules for renewable energy projects...
On April 11, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published final rules to govern leasing and rental rates for renewable energy projects on public lands. The final rules closely follow...
View ArticleCalifornia Supreme Court takes up NEM 3.0 case against the CPUC
The California Supreme Court has taken up a lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity, the Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group challenging the state’s new...
View Article200 solar + storage companies ask Congress for siting, permitting reform...
On April 16, nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission and public lands access for solar...
View ArticleReport finds 43 states took solar policy action in Q1 this year
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has released its Q1 2024 edition of “The 50 States of Solar.” The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and...
View ArticleBipartisan Colorado legislators introduce bill to revamp community solar program
A bipartisan group of Colorado legislators introduced a bill to greatly expand access to the clean energy transition through a revitalization of the state’s community solar program. Senate Bill...
View ArticleDOE releases new solutions to speed clean energy interconnection and clear...
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap outlining solutions to speed up the interconnection of clean energy onto the nation’s transmission grid and clear the existing backlog of solar,...
View ArticleMidwest green bank partners with IBEW for low-income solar grant projects
Growth Opportunity Partners, a community financial institution and Green Bank, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) announced a groundbreaking agreement to collaborate on the...
View ArticleNew AD/CVD petition filed against solar cells and panels from Southeast Asia
A new antidumping/countervailing duty petition has been filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Dept. of Commerce concerning silicon solar cells and panels made in Cambodia,...
View ArticleCalifornia licensing board now requiring licensed electricians for energy...
Late last week, the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) dealt a blow to the state’s goal of rapidly growing local energy storage capacity, according to the California Solar & Storage...
View ArticleAdvocates unveil new solutions to improve clean energy interconnection
Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released a comprehensive white paper on interconnection challenges in the solar and storage industry and proposed new solutions to accelerate the...
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