SEIA Resources
Formal Comments
SEIA produces a variety of research and other supporting resources for the solar industry, ranging from full reports to short factsheets. Below is a list of our formal submitted comments, organized by date. For a full library of research and resources, click here.
SEIA comments on SGIP proposed rule
Comments submitted by SEIA in RM13-2-000, Proposed Rule on Small Generator Interconnection Procedures
Comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Proposed Interagency CRA Q&As
On May 17, 2013, SEIA submitted comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The comments identify banking regulations associated with the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the Public Welfare Investment authority that could be clarified and improved to recognize the public welfare and community development objectives served by the deployment of solar energy in the United States.
Comments to House Ways and Means Committee Working Group on Energy Tax Reform
On April 15, 2013, SEIA submitted comments to the House Ways and Means Committee's Energy Tax Reform Working Group. The comments review the success of the 30-percent Investment Tax Credit in supporting the deployment of solar energy in the United States.
Final Draft - SEIA Comments for Ways & Means Energy Working Group
SEIA’s final comments to be submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee Energy Working Group. This final draft of the comments incorporates comments received from our member companies.
Draft Ways & Means Comments for FAC Review and Use
Please see attached SEIA’s draft comments to be submitted to the House Ways and Means Committee Energy Working Group. The comments will be finalized and submitted by Monday, April 15. We encourage you to use these comments to draft comments on behalf of your company to further educate Committee members on important tax issues for our industry.
Comments of the Solar Energy Industries Association on MA D.P.U. 12‐120
RE: D.P.U. No. 12‐120 Investigation by the Department of Public Utilities on its own motion regarding the service quality guidelines established in Service Quality Standards for Electric Distribution Companies and Local Gas Distribution Companies, D.T.E. 99‐84 (2001) and amended in Service Quality Standards for Electric Distribution Companies and Local Gas Distribution Companies, D.T.E. 04‐ 116 (2007).
Comments by SEIA on the Distributed Generation Interconnection Working Group Report and Draft Tariff Language
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) hereby responds to the notice issued on November 26, 2012, by the Department of Public Utilities (DPU), requesting comments no later than December 7, 2012, on the Distributed Generation (DG) Interconnection Working Group Report submitted to the DPU on September 14, 2012, and related proposed tariff language to implement Report recommendations filed with the DPU on October 31, 2012.
Comments on New Jersey’s Solar Energy Advancement And Fair Competition Act (SEAFCA)
*/ SEIA's Comments regarding New Jersey's Solar Energy Advancement And Fair Competition Act (SEAFCA) were submitted on November 23, 2012.
SEIA Comments on a Solar Plan for the Nevada National Security Site
Comments submitted November 9, 2011 by SEIA to NNSA regarding the Draft Site-Wide Environmental Impact Statement for the Continued Operation of the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) and Off-Site Locations in the State of Nevada. NNSA and DOE should select the Expanded Operations Alternative because it maximizes the solar energy resources available at the NNSS.
SEIA Comments in Texas PUC Resource Adequacy Project No. 40000
On October 22, 2012, SEIA filed comments in PUCT Project No. 40000. SEIA advocated that the PUCT ensure that any new market design not exclude or otherwise prevent solar energy from investing in and participating in future market expansion. Furthermore, SEIA argued that the Commission should support policies that promote long-term contracts, which would encourage investment in new peaking generation and thereby improve resource adequacy. Finally, SEIA stated that the Commission should continue to recognize the importance of ERCOT's system reliability to retail customers by considering system quality in addition to resource adequacy when designing ERCOT market solutions to achieve specific reliability objectives.