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Join the Solar Energy Industries Association on February 2, 2023 to learn about the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstration’s new Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program.

When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law on August 16, 2022, the solar and storage industry celebrated an historic milestone in accelerating deployment to reach our goal of 30% solar energy on the grid by 2030.

Solar power is the most efficient, renewable and cost-effective source of electricity today and critical to our planet’s sustainability. But according to the market research firm Rystad Energy, solar PV waste will grow to 27 million tons annually by 2040.

Since the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) passed in 2022, solar and storage manufacturers are planning record amounts of new manufacturing operations in the United States. While the IRA is critical to the development of new domestic manufacturing facilities, there are other considerations that companies must take into account when planning these facilities.

Residential PV projects in the U.S. typically require several weeks to several months from contract signing to operation. Integral to PV adoption timelines is the permitting, inspection, and interconnection (PII) processes administered by the local jurisdiction and utility.

On December 1, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determined that solar cell and module imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam were circumventing the antidumping and countervailing duty (AD/CVD) orders on cell and module imports from China. Commerce also concluded, however, that four companies and specific products were exempt from the tariffs.