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SEIA is accepting applications through October 1st for elected positions on our Board of Directors. The SEIA Board oversees the association’s business, programmatic, and policy decisions, and these positions are a critical opportunity to make an impact on the future of the U.S. solar and storage industries.What's The Latest
Latest NewsFERC Study: Solar Remained a Reliable Electricity Source During Texas Blackouts
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state and regulatory affairs on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC’s) report on the February 2021 blackouts in Texas.
Secretary Granholm Asks U.S. Mayors to Speed Solar Deployment with Online Permitting Tool
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm wrote an open letter to all U.S. mayors asking them to adopt SolarAPP+, a transformative online solar permitting tool that helps to speed rooftop solar deployment. This effort comes as Secretary Granholm caps off the Summer of Solar, her push to educate Americans on the benefits of solar energy. Secretary Granholm set a goal to get 125 communities to sign up to learn more about SolarAPP+ by September 30.
Modern Infrastructure Means a Modern Electric Grid
As the solar industry continues to grow and America moves toward a bright clean energy future, there’s a critical need to make sure our electric grid can keep up. Right now, we have an historic opportunity to uplift every American community by growing the clean energy economy, but we need bold infrastructure investments to support it with technology solutions and a 21st century electric grid.
SEIA Member Virtual Power Hour
This annual SEIA member-only event brings together SEIA members and staff for a virtual networking power hour.
SPI, ESI, & Smart Energy Week 2021
Smart Energy Week offers business opportunities and education for many industries within the energy industry—solar, storage, wind energy, electric vehicles and electric vehicle infrastructure, microgrids, and hydrogen and fuel cells. Past exhibitions have also included geothermal and biomass.
Mind the Gap: Validating and Advancing the State-of-the-Art for Solar Energy Assessments
Accurate and certain energy assessments are essential to a thriving and sustainable solar industry. There is increasing awareness in the solar industry that energy assessments in recent years have overstated the expected production from solar projects on a preconstruction basis.