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Friday, Aug 27, 2021

Solar Industry Letter to Secretary of Commerce in Opposition to New Tariffs on Solar Imports

In response to a petition filed by a group of unnamed companies to expand existing antidumping and countervailing dutied (AD/CVD) on solar imports, SEIA sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo expressing the industry's strong opposition to this petition and the adverse impact that additional import duties could have on clean energy deployment in the United States. 

Tuesday, Jul 20, 2021

Supply Chain Woes Call Attention to Solar Manufacturing Possibilities

The U.S. solar industry achieved a critical milestone this year, surpassing 100 gigawatts (GW) of installed electric generating capacity. While the industry continues to experience tremendous growth, rising costs in the solar sector pose a major threat to this momentum. Fortunately, there are smart policy solutions, like investments in domestic manufacturing, that can help.

Thursday, Jul 15, 2021

Joint Clean Energy Organization Letter in Support of DOE Clean Energy Funding

The Biden Administration has unveiled details for its fiscal year 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy. SEIA and a coalition of clean energy organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to support full funding of this budget request.

Thursday, Jul 15, 2021

Solar Permitting Tool Hits the Market to Boost Rooftop Solar Installations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As America passes three million solar installations, the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is formally launching SolarAPP+ to help state and local governments to streamline and automate rooftop solar permits. After 40 years of growth, America reached 1 million solar installations in 2016, 2 million in 2019, and 3 million in 2021. With the help of SolarAPP+, the U.S. will double its solar installations to 6 million by 2026.

Wednesday, Jul 14, 2021

Solar Industry Urges Congress to Fully Fund Energy Storage Shot and Renewable Energy Research

Today the Biden Administration unveiled details for its fiscal year 2022 budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Tuesday, Jul 13, 2021

Solar Heating & Cooling Case Study - Maui Brewing Company

SunDrum® Solar has completed a 220 module hybrid solar PV-T array at Maui Brewing Corporation, Kihei HI. This array includes 220 SDM100-400 800Wt collectors matched with Solar World 325We modules and 16 GK 3133 glazed collectors with 30 tons of heat pump capacity. The system provides 160F brew water to the brew house hot liquor tank and <40F chilled water to the cold liquor tank.

Thursday, Jul 08, 2021

Letter to House Ways & Means Committee Regarding the Solar Industry's Infrastructure Priorities

SEIA submitted a letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richie Neal (D-MA), articulating the industry's priorities for the once-in-a-generation infrastructure legislation currently under consideration. An excerpt from the letter is included below and you can read the full letter at the link above. 

Thursday, Jun 17, 2021

Solar Industry Statement on Transmission Partnership Between FERC and NARUC

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is a statement from Sean Gallagher, vice president of state and regulatory affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the new transmission partnership between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC):

Tuesday, Jun 15, 2021

Solar Market Insight Report 2021 Q2

The quarterly SEIA/Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables U.S. Solar Market InsightTM report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry. Learn more about the U.S. Solar Market Insight Report. Released June 15, 2021.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

SEIA Amps Up Storage Advocacy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is announcing a new venture to prioritize energy storage across policy advocacy, membership, research and events. The venture, called the Storage Advocacy Network, will be a formal branch of SEIA and serve as a national and state advocacy voice for energy storage.

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