Solar Trade Group’s Plan: 700 GWh of Energy Storage by 2030

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:49:42 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) published a white paper outlining the industry group’s vision for U.S. energy storage, setting a target to install 10 million distributed energy storage sites […]

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Solar, Wind, & Batteries Providing Texas with Tens of Billions of Dollars in Tax Revenue

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2025 04:58:36 +0000

There’s a growing war on renewable energy, particularly in “red” districts and states in the USA. One of the things that is often bewilderingly forgotten by those attacking renewable energy is the enormous tax revenue (and overall economic benefits) solar, wind, and battery storage projects provide. A new report focused … [continued]

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SEIA Bolsters its Board of Directors Ahead of Major Advocacy Push in 2025

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:58:03 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) today announced that it is adding PV Hardware USA, GoodLeap, Rosendin, and Siemens to its board of directors. These leading energy and technology companies represent a diverse spectrum of the solar and storage value chain, from manufacturers and developers to financial service providers and … [continued]

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Solar and Storage Industry Statement on Final Rules for Technology-Neutral Energy Tax Credits

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2025 04:44:46 +0000

Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury released final rules for the Section 48E technology-neutral energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA): “The United States must adopt an all-of-the-above energy strategy to meet surging demand … [continued]

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Regulatory Chaos Could Disrupt US Solar Manufacturing And Implementation

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:10:20 +0000

Solar manufacturing credits and the Solar For All program are all on the chopping block in the next administration.

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US Solar Manufacturing Is Soaring — New Facts

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2025 04:57:41 +0000

I wrote about it a handful of times last year — US solar manufacturing got a big boost from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (aka IRA) and has provided a lot more blue collar (or “green collar”) jobs in the country again. Overall, the IRA has been the biggest … [continued]

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USA Adds Record Amount of Solar Manufacturing in 4th Quarter — Thanks, IRA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:59:52 +0000

Last week, I wrote about the enormous growth in US manufacturing construction investment that has come from Joe Biden’s strong reshoring and new manufacturing policies (see graph above). Solar technology manufacturing is a part of that and the US Solar Market Insight Q4 2024 report released today by the US … [continued]

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Record Levels of Solar & Storage Installed for Tech, Retail, & Manufacturing Giants in USA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 02:07:48 +0000

Despite current circumstances, corporations in the US are spending heavily on solar and energy storage to power their operations. On that topic, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) just released its annual Solar Means Business report. Joe Biden’s efforts as president of the United States to create green policies will … [continued]

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USA a Solar Champion at COP29?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 04:57:29 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) put out a story yesterday that caught my attention. The title of the organization’s article was “America’s New Role at COP29: Global Solar Champion.” My first thought was, “Great, the US is doing something good on solar at COP29.” My next thought was, “Wait, … [continued]

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US Solar Manufacturing Tax Credit — Updated, To Create More Jobs

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 03:43:21 +0000

I know, it’s hard to keep track of all these cleantech tax credits. The US is now offering tax credits for solar panels, solar cells, electric cars, batteries, wind turbines, heat pumps, and more. The Inflation Reduction Act created some new ones, extended others, and is stimulating a lot more … [continued]

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