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CleanTechnica » SEIA http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Vivint Solar Aiming To Open Over 20 New Offices In 2015, Continuing Nationwide Expansion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/vivint-solar-aiming-open-20-new-offices-2015-continuing-nationwide-expansion/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/vivint-solar-aiming-open-20-new-offices-2015-continuing-nationwide-expansion/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 08:21:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76878 One of the top residential solar energy system providers in the US, Vivint Solar, is aiming to continue its expansion throughout the nation, according to recent reports. The current plan will see more than 20 new sales and operations offices opened up in 2015, with said plans first beginning in California, before then moving on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/vivint-solar-aiming-open-20-new-offices-2015-continuing-nationwide-expansion/feed/ 1 How Substantial Are PetersenDean’s Allegations Against SEIA? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/how-substantial-are-petersendeans-allegations/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/how-substantial-are-petersendeans-allegations/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 10:05:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76450 Originally published on the ECOreport. PetersenDean claims that 7 of the 11 Board members displayed on Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) website are from “Chinese-based manufacturing and affiliated companies” and SEIA represents Chinese rather than American interests. It is calling upon the Board to resign and is “asking for an ethics investigation under the SEIA by-laws, including Article 10.”

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/how-substantial-are-petersendeans-allegations/feed/ 0 US Sees Second-Largest Solar Installation Growth In Q3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:35:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76087 The United States installed 1,354 MW of solar PV in the third quarter of 2014, up 41% over the same period a year earlier, and the making it the second-largest quarter of all time for the US solar industry, bringing the country’s cumulative solar PV capacity up to 16.1 GW. These numbers come courtesy of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/feed/ 8 World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Is Now In Operation http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:11:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75774 Originally published on Solar Love. Did you hear about the largest solar power plant in the world and how it is now producing electricity? Did it make the nightly broadcast news? Probably not, but Solyndra was all over the news media for a while. There’s a blatant lack of coverage for solar success stories, so

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/02/worlds-largest-solar-power-plant-now-operation/feed/ 84 #SolarChat on US Solar Policy — The Results http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solarchat-us-solar-policy-results/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solarchat-us-solar-policy-results/#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2014 15:00:27 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75655 Originally published on Solar Love. A couple weeks ago, I was the “featured journalist” on a massive #SolarChat on Twitter, the biggest yet. Senator Harry Reid joined in, as did the CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, Rhone Resch; OFA Climate Change Campaign Manager JackShapiro; Founder of Climate Hawks Vote RL Miller; and Greentech Media

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/30/solarchat-us-solar-policy-results/feed/ 2 Join Senator Harry Reid, Rhone Resch, Me, & Others For An Epic #SolarChat http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/join-senator-harry-reid-rhone-resch-others-epic-solarchat/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/join-senator-harry-reid-rhone-resch-others-epic-solarchat/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:26:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74746 If you aren’t aware of the biggest solar event on Twitter, here’s the quick summary: #SolarChat has been going strong for three years now. It was originally launched by EcoOutfitters in November 2011. It is “a monthly discussion facilitated on Twitter that joins solar and renewable industry experts and solar-curious consumers to discuss issues relevant to solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/10/join-senator-harry-reid-rhone-resch-others-epic-solarchat/feed/ 1 SEIA Looking To Extend Solar ITC With New Campaign http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/seia-looking-extend-solar-itc-new-campaign/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/seia-looking-extend-solar-itc-new-campaign/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2014 15:00:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=74167 The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is looking to fight the expiration of the 30% solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) via a new national campaign, as I think we all expected. Referring to the extension as being of critical importance to the future of the country, SEIA is aiming to extend the Investment Tax Credit

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/29/seia-looking-extend-solar-itc-new-campaign/feed/ 0 Interview on US/EU vs China Solar Trade Dispute http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/25/interview-useu-vs-china-solar-trade-dispute/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/25/interview-useu-vs-china-solar-trade-dispute/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2014 19:22:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73976 Prolific journalist and blogger Scott Thill (of Wired, Salon, Huffington Post, Alternet, Grist, SolarEnergy.net, and probably other outlets) interviewed me a little while back about US/EU tariffs on Chinese solar cells and solar modules (which dominate the solar cell and solar module market). Honestly, the interview could have gone either way, but he got me

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/25/interview-useu-vs-china-solar-trade-dispute/feed/ 19 Corporations With Most New Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/18/corporations-new-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/18/corporations-new-solar/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:27:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73618 Solar Love. US commercial solar energy continues gaining steam, with Walmart leading the way in terms of total installed solar power capacity (despite recent criticism for funding anti-solar organizations). The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has just come out with its third annual Solar Means Business report, showcasing the most recent trends in corporate use

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/18/corporations-new-solar/feed/ 5 White House Announces $68 Million For 540 US Renewable & Energy Efficiency Projects http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2014 14:27:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72228 US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of these projects, almost half are

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/feed/ 10 Solar Schools Could Produce A TON Of Solar Electricity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/solar-schools-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/solar-schools-report/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:39:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72159 Solar power systems are ideal for buildings with large, flat roofs. That type of building is universal in public schools in the US. Thus, public and private schools offer huge, mostly untapped potential to increase solar energy use in the US. Installing rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal systems on US schools just makes so much

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/19/solar-schools-report/feed/ 58 List of New Jersey Solar Incentives & Solar Industry Facts http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/list-new-jersey-solar-incentives-solar-facts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/list-new-jersey-solar-incentives-solar-facts/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:20:51 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71551 Cost Of Solar. New Jersey has been one of the surprise solar leaders in the US, and even globally. In terms of installed solar power per capita, only 10 other US states and countries beat it. The three states that are above it have much better solar resources. New Jersey solar incentives are, of course

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/05/list-new-jersey-solar-incentives-solar-facts/feed/ 0 13 Charts On Solar Panel Cost & Growth Trends http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71535 Cost Of Solar. The following charts on solar panel cost trends and solar power growth trends are fun, and good for a share, since many people are completely unaware of these trends. Of course, to get a very specific cost of solar panels estimate for your own home, you can just spend about 60 seconds answering a few

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/04/solar-panel-cost-trends-10-charts/feed/ 18 Top 10 Solar Energy States Per Capita (US) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:34:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71382 Environment America Research and Policy Center recently released Lighting the Way, a fascinating hard numbers–based take on the US solar energy boom, the top states that fostered it last year, and what the others are up to. The research organization finds that the top 10 solar energy states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/03/top-10-solar-energy-states-per-capita-us/feed/ 6 Explosive US Solar Power Growth & Jobs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:00:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70769 It’s no secret to those who work in energy that the solar industry is among the fastest-growing power sectors in this country (often the fastest-growing one), as well as worldwide. And many people don’t realize it, but US solar power growth has a hugely positive impact on employment. In 2013 alone, the global solar industry

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/18/explosive-us-solar-power-growth-jobs/feed/ 31 German Solar Feed-in Tariffs Wildly Successful (New SEIA Report) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:04:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70316 The Brattle Group recently completed a report on Germany’s past decade of solar energy policies and progress for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). There’s some missed messaging and unhelpful messaging in there, but overall it’s an excellent report — I’d give it an A+. There are several points from the report that I want to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/07/germany-solar-feed-in-tariffs-seia/feed/ 31 Images Of IOREC 2014: You Are Here! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:12:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68607 The nearest Metro Manila skyline to IOREC 2014. There are many—Manila’s actually 18 cities. Image Credit: CleanTechnica/Sandy Dechert The two-day International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference* last week in Manila provided delegates insights into the current status of energy access in the region. At IOREC 2014, participants also discussed key barriers to deploying off-grid and minigrid renewable energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/feed/ 0 US Solar PV Installations Climbed To 1.3 GW In 1st Quarter of 2014 (73% Growth) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/us-solar-pv-installations-climbed-1-3-gw-1st-quarter-2014-73-growth/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/us-solar-pv-installations-climbed-1-3-gw-1st-quarter-2014-73-growth/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 08:30:43 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67682 US solar panel installations climbed to a record 1.3 GW in the first quarter of 2014, according the SEIA quarterly report. Solar PV installations jumped 79% from the first quarter of 2013, when 744 MW were added. Only 2013 Q4 had more installations, with 2.1 GW, GTM Research and SEIA’s US Solar Market Insights analysis

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/us-solar-pv-installations-climbed-1-3-gw-1st-quarter-2014-73-growth/feed/ 7 Indiana Solar Incentives & State-Specific Solar Power Facts http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/indiana-solar-incentives-state-specific-solar-power-facts/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/indiana-solar-incentives-state-specific-solar-power-facts/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 13:00:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67087 Originally published on Cost of Solar. The next installment in our series on state solar incentives and facts has information on Indiana solar incentives for the residential and commercial sector, followed by some facts about solar energy in Indiana. Unlike some states, such as California, which seem like a natural fit for residential and small-scale commercial solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/indiana-solar-incentives-state-specific-solar-power-facts/feed/ 0 Solar Panel Systems Installed on 100 Emergency Shelter Schools In Florida (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/24/solar-panel-systems-installed-100-emergency-shelter-schools-florida-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/24/solar-panel-systems-installed-100-emergency-shelter-schools-florida-video/#comments Sat, 24 May 2014 17:00:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67086 Originally published on Cost of Solar. Thanks to the work of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), more than 100 emergency shelter schools (Enhanced Hurricane Protection Area) now have solar panel systems of 10 kW in capacity installed on them. The SunSmart E-Shelter Program, which has now added more than one MW of solar generating capacity

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