Despite vocal bipartisan support for clean energy tax credits, House and Senate Republicans failed to adjust policies that would continue the rapid build out of domestic clean energy.| pv magazine USA
Industry leaders react to passage of the Senate-approved bill, warning it will pull the plug on domestic manufacturing, billions of dollars worth of investment, new jobs, lower energy costs and increasing clean energy capacity.| pv magazine USA
Ohio Gov. DeWine signed off on sweeping changes to the state's energy policies, which include a repeal of the solar energy credit program.| pv magazine USA
Five months after Michigan began allowing developers to directly petition the state for constructing large renewable projects, a heavily supported bill in the House of Representatives aims to give local governments back their control in preventing clean energy projects.| pv magazine USA
With land use concerns on the rise, large-scale solar projects increasingly are being sited on everything from landfills to water reservoirs. Here's an overview of the state of the art.| pv magazine USA
The electronics manufacturer reports that it will power all of its U.S. facilities with a PPA tied to the 270 MW Shakes Solar project in Texas, developed by Cypress Creek Renewables.| pv magazine USA
Solar power purchase agreements averaged $57.04 per MWh, increasing 1% quarter-over-quarter in North America.| pv magazine USA
The Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously voted to lift the stay after the state government did not receive any Solar for All funding from the federal government.| pv magazine USA
Sacramento Municipal Utility District signed a busbar power purchase agreement (PPA), a special type of PPA that shifts where responsibility begins and ends between the buyer and seller.| pv magazine USA
The Ragsdale Solar Park, situated in Madison County, Mississippi, will provide power directly into Entergy Mississippi’s transmission system.| pv magazine USA
A new ACORE report says corporate use of power purchase agreements remain integral to getting large solar projects off the ground.| pv magazine USA
Industry experts share their insight on the state of the commercial and industrial power purchase agreement and best practices for executing successful deals.| pv magazine USA
Solar and other clean energy industry members react to the passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.”| pv magazine USA
The Texas House and Senate passed passed a bill that aims to curb unnecessary permitting delays and fast-track residential solar panel and energy storage installations. Unless vetoed by Gov. Abbott, the law will go into effect in September.| pv magazine USA
A state with some of the longest permitting timelines in the country gutted a bill that was intended to speed up and reduce costs for installing rooftop solar.| pv magazine USA
Florida legislators are evaluating a bill that would cut down on the permitting process and allow the use of automated permitting software.| pv magazine USA
With Minnesota's permitting process hindering rooftop solar growth, a bill to adopt automated solar permitting lingers in the state house.| pv magazine USA
Despite its many solar incentives, the Illinois solar market is challenged by red tape, arduous permitting processes and lack of standardization, according to a recent report.| pv magazine USA
The New York Senate and House bills require municipalities adopt automated permitting for residential solar installations.| pv magazine USA
A bill for automated permits is gaining momentum in a state with some of the longest permitting timelines in the country.| pv magazine USA
The Residential Solar Automated Permitting Act would require local governments to adopt instant solar permitting for residential rooftop solar and home battery storage.| pv magazine USA
Hailed as landmark legislation, SB 783 empowers municipalities to speed permitting, raises net metering cap, supports a payment in lieu of taxes program and more.| pv magazine USA
The Maine Legislature's committee voted in favor of a bill that deems front-of-the-meter projects ineligible for net-energy billing.| pv magazine USA
Two pieces of legislation at Maine’s state capitol aim to repeal the state’s net energy billing law.| pv magazine USA
A mixed bag for solar, Michigan's Maximining American Grid Affordability Act would establish a community solar program and financial incentives for agrivoltaics, but also place a cap on how much solar is allowed statewide, prohibit Chinese solar panels, and require local zoning approval for all projects.| pv magazine USA
New Mexico-based nanotechnology developer UbiQD develops the transparent solar windows.| pv magazine USA
Heliene, a solar panel manufacturer, and UbiQD entered a joint development agreement for light-optimizing, energy-producing modules designed to top agrivoltaic greenhouses.| pv magazine USA
New research describes an algorithm that can calculate the ideal characteristics for a quantum dot to maximize cell efficiency.| pv magazine USA
Power purchase agreements are customizable, flexible agreements that enable utility buyers to purchase clean energy, even if the business is not located near the solar generation facility. They can be structured in a myriad of ways, such as through busbar agreements or block delivery.| pv magazine USA
While some clean energy executives are worried over the new U.S. administration and its stance on the energy transition, others have been talking up the fossil fuel industry-friendly aspects of flow batteries that may be needed to power a boom in artificial intelligence-focused data centers.| pv magazine USA
The order tightens the deadline for project tax credit eligibility and orders the Treasury to apply enhanced Foreign Entity of Concern restrictions to imports.| pv magazine USA
Despite the upcoming loss of federal tax credits, community solar developers and investors can prevail if they prioritize states with strong legislation and financial incentives.| pv magazine USA
Foreign entity of concern (FEOC) rules deny tax credits for projects that exceed using certain thresholds of Chinese products.| pv magazine USA
While other states' bills to remove solar permitting bottlenecks fell flat this year, New Jersey unanimously passed a permitting bill in "one of those rare wins."| pv magazine USA
Solar advocates warn that the reforms will have a "chilling effect" on the state's clean energy future.| pv magazine USA
