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Solar Power in the United States: A Decade of Record Growth

Solar Energy in the United States: A Decade of Record Growth, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).     From the end of 2004 through the end of 2014, the deployment of solar energy in the United States grew at an unprecedented rate, according to a new video report, Solar Energy in … Continue reading Solar Power in the United States: A Decade of Record Growth

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Renewable portfolio standards state of play

This is a joint blog by Sean Gallagher, Vice President of State Affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and Susan Williams Sloan, Vice President of State Policy at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). As many states have successfully met their renewable portfolio standards (RPS), they are considering expanding these standards or otherwise … Continue reading Renewable portfolio standards state of play

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2014: The Year of Concentrating Solar Power

Last year, the U.S. installed 410 megawatts (MW) of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), increasing total CSP capacity by more than 80%. The Department of Energy (DoE) recently announced that $10 million will be distributed in Colorado, Florida, Alabama, Washington and California for six new research and development projects that will advance innovative concentrated solar power … Continue reading 2014: The Year of Concentrating Solar Power

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SEIA Applauds Introduction of Renewable Energy Standard Bill

Christopher Mansour, Vice President of Federal Affairs of the Solar Energy Industries Association, released the following statement today in support of new legislation by Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo­.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) that would require utilities to generate 25 percent of their electricity from wind energy, solar power and other renewable energy sources by 2025. … Continue reading SEIA Applauds Introduction of Renewable Energy Standard Bill

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Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance

Solar Energy Industries Association and U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council Announce Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance. Today the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Council (SHC Council) launched the U.S. Solar Heating & Cooling Alliance (SHC Alliance). The Alliance is focused on growing the … Continue reading Launch of the U.S. Solar Heating and Cooling Alliance

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SEIA Supports U.S. Challenge to India’s Solar Energy Trade Restriction

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®), today released the following statement in support of the U.S. government’s decision to initiate World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement proceedings challenging India, which was today announced by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: “We fully support today’s decision by the U.S. … Continue reading SEIA Supports U.S. Challenge to India’s Solar Energy Trade Restriction

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SEIA: Solar Energy Growth in Q3 Led by PV, Bolstered by Record Residential Projects

Join the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®), GTM Research, and solar industry leaders on Tuesday, December 11 at 11:00 a.m. EDT as they present the results of U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012. Hear directly from the report authors and some of the industry CEOs most likely to be impacted by changes within the … Continue reading SEIA: Solar Energy Growth in Q3 Led by PV, Bolstered by Record Residential Projects

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SEIA Statement on Dept. of Interior’s Solar Power PEIS Decision

Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), and Shannon Eddy, executive director of the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA), released the following statement today in response to the Department of the Interior’s record of decision on the  Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development on Public Lands: “We thank … Continue reading SEIA Statement on Dept. of Interior’s Solar Power PEIS Decision

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SEIA: 1.26 GW of utility-scale CSP under construction in US

Of the total under construction, 1.26 GW are CSP projects and 3.36 GW are PV projects. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has found 4.62 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants larger than 1 MW under construction in the United States, as of August 15th, 2012. The association released this … Continue reading SEIA: 1.26 GW of utility-scale CSP under construction in US

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New York Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Promote Solar Energy

Today, the U.S. solar energy industry employs 100,000 Americans at more than 5,600 companies, mostly small businesses, across the nation in all 50 states. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today approved legislation allowing solar energy to continue its rapid growth in the state. The package of bills, all related to tax exemption of solar projects … Continue reading New York Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Promote Solar Energy

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SEIA Statement on House Committee Approval of No More Solyndras Act

The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved H.R. 6213, the No More Solyndras Act, by a vote of 29-19. Rhone Resch, President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®), issued the following statement on the legislation: “Both Congress and the administration identified ways to improve the Department of Energy (DOE) Loan … Continue reading SEIA Statement on House Committee Approval of No More Solyndras Act

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SEIA Statement: Governor Christie Signs Legislation to Stabilize New Jersey Solar Energy Market

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) today signed legislation into law that allows the state’s solar energy market to continue growing and creating good jobs in N.J. over the next several years. The legislation, S1925/A2966, addresses the current imbalance of Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs) which created uncertainty in the market for project developers and … Continue reading SEIA Statement: Governor Christie Signs Legislation to Stabilize New Jersey Solar Energy Market

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SEIA Comments on Closure of Amonix Manufacturing Sola Power Plant

Following news reports about the closure of the Amonix solar manufacturing plant in Nevada, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association ® (SEIA®), released the following statement. “The closure of any plant and loss of jobs is always unfortunate. Amonix plans to restructure its operations to build a successful long-term future. … Continue reading SEIA Comments on Closure of Amonix Manufacturing Sola Power Plant

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