Boise, ID - Idaho Power has filed an application with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to significantly decrease the compensation rates for the excess energy produced by rooftop solar owners, known as the Export Credit Rates (ECRs) in another attempt to hurt rooftop solar financial viability in Idaho as electricity rates continue to rise.
Washington, D.C. - The United States has surpassed 50 GW in domestic solar energy manufacturing capacity for the first time in history, enough to power approximately 37.5 million homes. This milestone marks an impressive progress—bolstered by clean energy investments in the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law—by the renewable energy sector to pave the path towards an emission-free future.
Washington D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association reported a record high in domestic solar energy production in its quarterly Solar Market Insight Report.
Little Rock, AR – On Monday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Arkansas Tri-Region Coalition was awarded $100 million in funding as part of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program implementation awards. The EPA selected 25 total applications from state, local, and regional entities on the frontlines of fighting climate pollution.
Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced actions to boost domestic solar manufacturing and deployment of American-made solar panels, including closing the Trump-era Section 201 tariff exemption for imported bifacial, or double-sided, solar panels. These bifacial modules now account for more than 98 percent of US imports, resulting in less than 2 percent of imports being subjected to Section 201 duties.
SEATTLE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Washington State Department of Commerce was awarded $156,120,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar for All program.
Jefferson City, MO – Today, on Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Missouri has been awarded $156,121,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.
BOSTON, MA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Massachusetts’ Department of Energy Resources (DOER) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that The South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) was awarded $124,440,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.
ALBANY, NY -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was awarded $249.8 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.
HARTFORD, CT – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) was awarded $62 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.
Indianapolis, IN – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Indiana Solar for All coalition was awarded over $117 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.