The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the launch of an important new program to provide major incentives for income-eligible Maryland households to install solar panels. Contained in the Brighter Tomorrow Act of 2024 recently signed by Governor Wes Moore, the new Maryland Solar Access program will boost solar development in the state and make it… The post New Maryland solar grant program offers up to $7,500 for eligible households appeared first on Solar Power World.

Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with Crux, a sustainable finance technology company, to purchase Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Tax Credits from Silfab Solar. Schneider Electric’s purchase of these tax credits generated supplemental investment funds for Silfab to accelerate its expansion plans for American manufacturing of solar energy for commercial and residential utilization. “We are… The post Schneider Electric buys 45X tax credits from Silfab appeared first on Solar Power World.

Senate Bill 152, “Saving Alaskans Money with Voluntary Community Energy,” has passed the Alaska State Legislature and now awaits Governor Dunleavy’s signature to become law. SB 152 will allow Alaskans to subscribe to community-owned solar arrays not located on their home or property, opening up clean energy access for the first time to the more… The post Community solar legislation awaits governor’s signature in Alaska appeared first on Solar Power World.

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q1 2024 edition of the 50 States of Power Decarbonization. The quarterly series provides updates on state and utility actions pertaining to clean energy targets, emission reduction targets and carbon policies, generation planning and procurement rules, integrated resource plans and electric generation capacity changes (RFPs, green… The post Latest NC Clean Energy report finds utilities concerned about load growth appeared first on Solar Power World.

Today the Dept. of the Treasury has released long-awaited further guidance concerning the domestic content bonus within the Inflation Reduction Act. Solar developers and installers that source iron and steel products and certain manufactured products from domestic producers can receive up to a 10% bonus to the investment tax credit (ITC) or production tax credit… The post More details on IRA domestic content bonus revealed today by Treasury, IRS appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Dept. of Energy has announced more than $70 million in research and development selections to seed new technologies across the solar supply chain. Funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will enable new entrants to the solar manufacturing market to establish their technologies and access more capital. The 18 selected projects will address gaps… The post DOE invests $71 million in solar manufacturing R&D <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:15px;'>First Solar, Silfab, Cubic PV among award winners.</span> appeared first on Solar Power World.

The United States has officially exceeded 5 million solar installations, marking another milestone just eight years after the nation reached one million installations in 2016 — a milestone that took 40 years to achieve following the first grid-connected solar installation in 1973. According to data released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood… The post US surpasses 5 million solar installations appeared first on Solar Power World.

The Biden Administration today put imported bifacial solar panels back under Sec. 201 tariffs, after the specialty solar panels enjoyed a two-year exemption from extra duties first initiated by President Biden in 2022. This decision is part of the President’s sole right to make changes to in-progress tariffs under Sec. 201 of the 1974 Trade… The post Bifacial solar panels lose tariff exemption after Biden reverses course appeared first on Solar Power World.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) and the Dept. of Commerce today announced they will investigate claims made by the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee that silicon solar cells and panels made in Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are still being dumped into the U.S. market at prices that make domestic producers unable… The post AD/CVD Round 2: Southeast Asian solar panel players will again be investigated for unfair practices appeared first on Solar Power World.

On December 15, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission passed an overhaul of the net-metering program for the state’s investor-owned utilities. The changes replaced the long-standing net energy metering (NEM) tariffs with a net billing tariff (NBT) structure — colloquially known as “NEM 3.0” — which significantly reduces the compensation for behind-the-meter solar PV systems.… The post Berkeley Lab report finds storage attachment rates jumped 50% under NEM 3.0 appeared first on Solar Power World.

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI) announced the 80-MWAC Elektron Solar Project has reached commercial operation. The project in Tooele County, Utah, began construction in 2021 and was acquired from Enyo Renewable Energy in 2020. “We are thrilled to have completed construction on the Elektron Solar facility,” said Hy Martin, Chief Development Officer of DESRI.… The post DESRI completes 80-MW Elektron solar project in Utah appeared first on Solar Power World.

Last month, with the help of the nonprofit Georgia Interfaith Power and Light (GIPL), Trinity Episcopal Church in Statesboro, Georgia became the first faith community in the state to sign a solar energy procurement agreement (SEPA) with Georgia BRIGHT—a first-of-its-kind solar program designed to help low to moderate-income communities cut power bills and carbon emissions.… The post Georgia church goes solar with help from Capital Good Fund appeared first on Solar Power World.