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Policy rooftop solar install
Virginia commission protects compensation rates for rooftop solar customers

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has ruled in favor of rooftop solar customers in a decision that has solar customers across ...

May 4, 2026
News US Capitol Building
House Republicans introduce renewable-focused American Energy Dominance Act

Pennsylvania Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has introduced a new bill aiming to reinstate some federal renewable energy tax credits set to ex...

April 29, 2026
Policy gavel with solar panels
U.S. court blocks ‘solar slowing’ Department of the Interior memo

A U.S. federal court has blocked the enforcement of a memo from the Department of the Interior meant to slow the permitting process for sola...

April 23, 2026
Policy California Supreme Court
EWG challenging California Supreme Court on anti-solar ruling

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) and its allies in California are asking the California Supreme Court to review an appeals court decisi...

April 21, 2026
Policy Maryland Gov. Wes Moore discusses the state's Utility RELIEF Act.
Maryland to pass solar-forward Utility RELIEF Act

Maryland has become the second state in as many days to pass solar-focused legislation, following Virginia’s fleet of renewable energy...

April 15, 2026
Policy Abigail Spanberger Virginia executive mansion
Gov. Spanberger signs suite of solar, storage bills for Virginia

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger campaigned on lowering spiking energy costs in America’s southernmost commonwealth state. That missio...

April 14, 2026
Policy California state legislature
California legislature approves VPP bill to reduce energy rates

California lawmakers have voted in favor of deploying virtual power plants (VPPs) to help reduce energy costs for residents. The California ...

April 7, 2026
Policy balcony solar man
Balcony solar bills take hold across state legislatures

Residential solar: it’s not just for homeowners anymore. Originally taking off in Europe near the end of the last decade, plug-in sola...

April 7, 2026
Policy New Jersey state house
Gov. Sherrill signs bill to expand storage options in New...

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed state bill A4529/S3819 into law, expanding her state’s options for transmission-scale energy...

March 26, 2026
Policy Solar Workforce
Solar year in review report shows positive signs, despite some...

Despite consistent policy headwinds from a number of sources, including the federal government, the U.S. solar industry installed more than ...

March 10, 2026
Policy
Massachusetts State House passes “comprehensive” energy affordability bill

The Massachusetts State House of Representatives has voted 128-27 in favor of Bill H.5151, a piece of legislation designed to address rising...

February 27, 2026
Policy Capitol building congress
Senate proposes return of 5% safe harbor rule for utility-scale...

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, along with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, h...

February 26, 2026
News Intersolar 2026 day two keynote panel
Intersolar 2026 | Fractured times call for collaborative measures

Amy Harder, national energy correspondent for Axios and the host of the Thursday, Feb. 19, morning keynote panel at Intersolar & Energy ...

February 26, 2026
Policy department of treasury scales
Treasury issues FEOC guidance for solar developers, manufacturers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service issued the initial guidance implementing prohibited foreign entity (PFE...

February 13, 2026
Policy Agrivoltaics solar farm
Distributed Energy Infrastructure joins new solar + farming organization

Solar EPC firm Distributed Energy Infrastructure (DEI) has joined the board of the Solar and Farming Association (SAFA), becoming the first ...

February 9, 2026
Policy solar panels and money
2025 ‘a year of loss’ for renewable energy jobs and...

In contrast to some forecast reports for solar in the near future, Economy + Environment (E2) says 2025 was a year of loss in investments, j...

February 5, 2026
Utility-Scale Solar solar energy utility grid modernization
Solar continues ‘domination’ of new energy capacity additions, per FERC...

Solar energy has held the top spot in new energy capacity additions for more than two straight years, according to a new Energy Infrastructu...

February 3, 2026
Policy Department of Energy DOE
DOE to ‘rein in’ more than $83 billion in Biden-era...

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) has announced it will restructure, revise, or elimina...

January 29, 2026
Policy SEIA's Abigail Ross Hopper testified at the Capitol Building Jan. 28.
SEIA CEO emphasizes permitting reform in Senate committee testimony

Abigail Ross Hopper, the outgoing president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) testified in front of the U.S. Senate&...

January 29, 2026
Policy The Missouri Senate capitol building
Missouri Senate proposes bill seeking solar moratorium until 2027

A new bill filed in the Missouri Senate on Jan. 7, 2026 could temporarily suspend all solar project construction through a statewide morator...

January 28, 2026
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