The move threatened to pour cold water on the state's
growing solar energy industry and make it more costly for homeowners to install solar panels.
Leading solar energy industry executives praised the settlement as well, saying it would stabilize the rules that govern the state's fast growing residential solar energy market.
«A key component of this tariff is that Staff doesn't have all the information and analysis they would need to calculate these values in a precise way, so they are using proxies instead as a first step toward more granular compensation,» notes a statement
by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Figures released today
from Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research's Q2 2016 U.S. Solar Market Insight are in line with predictions made by Brattle Group and Texas grid operator ERCOT in forecasting a very large solar market in the state in coming years.
«There will be healthy competition between the renewables and that is good for a state as big as California that is blessed with so many renewable resources,» said
California Solar Energy Industries Association Executive Director Bernadette Del Chiaro.
«We are not happy with this decision,» said Abigail Ross Hopper, president of the
U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association, on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
Gail Markel, Executive Director of New
York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA), said: «NYSEIA is grateful for the leadership provided by Governor Paterson and Assemblyman Alessi in supporting and encouraging the use of solar energy on Long Island.»
, CEO of solar tracker and mounting supplier SunLink, is also serving as vice chairman of the board
at Solar Energy Industries Association.
Sail Van Nostrand, Chair of the Long
Island Solar Energy Industries Association (LISEIA), said: «LISEIA wants to extend a special thank you to Governor Paterson for pushing to have these funds introduced into the Long Island market's solar initiative.
The
US Solar Energy Industries Association says, «Eventually solar will become so large that there will be consequences everywhere.»
Attracting businesses and institutions to solar gardens has been easier and less expensive than reaching residents, said David Shaffer, policy and development director for the
Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association.
Brandon comes to CCSA from the
national Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) where he serves as Director of California State Affairs, managing legislative and regulatory activity in the state.
Solar energy industry analysts, along with some homeowners, quickly realized that TPO solar lease companies were retaining most of the value derived from installation of a home solar energy system, and they expressed their criticism publicly.
He added that the settlement, and the requirement that Rocky Mountain Power initiate a study regarding the impacts of residential solar energy should provide Utah's solar industry and Rocky Mountain Power time to carry out a comprehensive and more accurate assessment, as well as give the state's
solar energy industry participants the time they need to adapt to the rules changes.
According to The
American Solar Energy Industries Association, California is currently the leading solar power state in the USA in terms of solar system installations and solar power generation, thanks largely to a rebate known as the California Solar Initiative.
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TenneSEIA, the
Tennessee Solar Energy Industries Association, issued a press release yesterday about TVA's decision to continue restricting the Green Power Providers program.
If for some reason the Covenants, Codes, & Restrictions (CC&R s) in your area are concerned about appearance or worse, restrict solar water heating systems, contact your
local Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) for assistance.
To narrow the gap with PV panels, which make up 95 percent of the solar market, the U.S. -
based Solar Energy Industries Association says CSP needs to reduce hardware costs and to twin its output with an energy storage element that will allow electricity production at night.
«The bill will enable industry to meet the solar energy demand of Maryland residents and organizations and enable 10 years of market and jobs stability,» said John Finnerty, director of business development for Standard Solar and Maryland, DC, and
Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association board member.
State Senator Nick Gautreaux, now known as the «father of the
Louisiana solar energy industry,» is a Democrat whose Lafayette Parish district — in «the heart of Cajun land,» as his website puts it — was deeply affected by the 2005 hurricanes.
This, coupled with SkyPower's track record and development know - how in the utility -
scale solar energy industry, creates a unique opportunity to help deliver lower costs of electricity to tens of millions of people around the world,» added SkyPower's Kelly Yin, Vice President of Asia Strategy.
«The Virginia legislation is a really good start that sets out a trajectory for where solar should go in the state,» Maggie Clark, southeast state affairs manager at trade
group Solar Energy Industries Association, said in a phone call Tuesday.
Though experts from the
non-profit Solar Energy Industries Association insist there is no direct apples - to - apples comparison between the two technologies, a CSP plant such as Ivanpah costs about $ 5.61 per watt.
But this does not mean that Suniva necessarily has a detailed or effective plan to resume manufacturing after the conclusion of the Section 201 process, a point which has been raised repeatedly
by Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Solar companies are especially excited about SOMAH, says Kelly Knutsen, director of technology advancement at
California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEA), because it opens up a new market with cost - efficient installation.
Rebecca Cantwell, executive director of the
Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, told the Post: «This is certainly one of the largest solar projects in Colorado and the largest we're aware of in the metro area.
WASHINGTON / LOS ANGELES Jan 23 - U.S. «We are not happy with this decision,» said Abigail Ross Hopper, president of the
U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association, on a conference call with reporters on Tuesday.
The report was released by Alliance for Clean Energy New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environment America, Environment New York, Environmental Advocates of New York, HealthyPlanet, Long
Island Solar Energy Industries Association, National Wildlife Federation, New York Building Congress, New York League of Conservation Voters, New York Public Interest Research Group, Renewable Energy Long Island, and Sierra Club.
Sixteen organizations spanning the US solar industry, including the DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, have launched a group effort that should result in opening up large, new pools and lower the cost of capital for the US solar energy industry
India's electric engineers are leading the charge in developing and implementing solar panels to drive the rapidly
growing solar energy industry.
In September of 2017, ILSR Energy Democracy initiative director John Farrell spoke in front of the
Minnesota Solar Energy Industry Association's Midwest Gateway to Solar event.
«A key component of this tariff is that Staff doesn't have all the information and analysis they would need to calculate these values in a precise way, so they are using proxies instead as a first step toward more granular compensation,» notes a statement by
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
The Solar Energy Industries Association warned the tariffs will delay or kill billions of dollars of solar investments.
The Solar Energy Industries Association has projected 23,000 job losses this year in a sector that employed 260,000.
The U.S. installed almost 2.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 8 percent year - on - year, according to a recent report from GTM Research and
the Solar Energy Industries Association.
American businesses are investing record amounts in solar, according to a new report from
the Solar Energy Industries Association.