Policy & Regulation

Maxeon solar module shipments into U.S. detained since July

The new majority stakeholder of Maxeon Solar Technologies reports massive losses in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, all Maxeon solar modules shipped from Mexico have been detained since July, as the company weighs closing its Malaysian cell plant.

Another solar project breaks ground in a red Ohio district

09.06.2024

A congressional district that voted 3:1 Republican in 2022 might not be where you’d expect to find a growing cluster of solar projects, but National Grid Renewables and EPC partner Kiewit have cracked the nut in that part of Buckeye country.

Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be ‘historic mistake’ for states like North Carolina

09.06.2024

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean energy.

Solar industry, nonprofits say state regulators and private utilities are stifling rooftop solar

09.06.2024

A new coalition supports the expansion of solar energy and fights against what members say are barriers created by utilities and the state.

Cleantech hits a rough patch — This Week in Cleantech

09.06.2024

Plus, Big Tech’s AI secret, NIMBY threats grow, and a green fuel breakthrough.

Biden announces $7.3B for clean energy in rural America

09.05.2024

16 rural electric cooperatives have been selected to receive clean energy financing through the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program.

Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet

09.04.2024

By Kristi E. Swartz/Floodlight Kyle Wallace sat in the audience with his hand raised earlier this month so he could speak during an open discussion at the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s Solar Summit. Wallace, an executive with the New Orleans-based rooftop solar developer, PosiGen, wanted to share information about solar energy with the relatively fresh-faced regulators. All three said earlier

Southwest Power Pool’s multi-nodal analysis is not on par with PJM’s

Time is running out for SPP to conduct additional analysis on the multi-nodal locational requirement. Simply borrowing PJM’s multi-nodal aggregatio…

Harris and Trump offer starkly different visions on climate change and energy

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Earth sizzled through a summer with four of the hottest days ever measured, Vice President Kama…

Can we collaborate? Utilities and developers work to mend fences

There’s growing recognition that the power grid, centrally designed more than a century ago, has failed to keep pace with the energy transition….

First wind lease sale offshore Oregon announced for October

BOEM will auction two wind lease areas off the coast of Oregon on October 15, opening the door for up to 3.1 GW of development. …

Does clean energy need a Marshall Plan? — This Week in Cleantech

This Week in Cleantech is a new, weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in cleantech and climate in 15 minutes or less. …

White House takes action to speed up federal solar permitting

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will make over 31 million acres of public lands across eleven western states available for solar development….

Washington solar project paused amid concern about Indigenous sites

Avangrid Renewables said they plan to review comments from tribal nations and private landowners. …

Taking it to the Supreme Court? Ohioans still fighting massive Oak Run Solar

The Ohio Power Siting Board has refused to rehear opposition to Savion’s Oak Run project, a massive 800 MW solar / 300 MW battery installation in Madison County…

Connections confirmed between ‘grassroots’ Ohio solar opposition and dark-money natural gas group

Testimony in an Ohio regulatory case is the strongest evidence yet of links between a Knox County opposition group and people involved with The Empowerment Alli…