CARSON CITY, NEVADA — The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada released a draft order that will make rooftop solar more expensive for Nevadans. Wil Gehl, Intermountain West Regional senior manager for the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), said the following in response to the draft order: “The draft order issued … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on new Treasury Department guidance narrowing “Commence Construction” rules for energy tax credits: “The Treasury Department’s new guidance to further restrict energy tax credits is part of an unprecedented side … [continued]
WHAT: GRID Alternatives, a national leader in making clean, affordable solar power and clean energy jobs accessible for all, is hosting the RE+ Las Vegas Job Fair to connect diverse, motivated candidates with a mix of local and national clean energy companies. Potential employers will be in attendance to meet with potential candidates … [continued]
Congress has passed a reconciliation bill for 2025. It has been misleadingly branded “One Big Beautiful Bill” by Donald Trump and Republicans, but it’s really One Big Bad Budget Bill. We’ve already covered it a bit, and I’m sure we will write much more about it in the coming days, … [continued]
Republicans in the Senate have done what everyone (er … almost everyone) could have predicted. They have passed a huge budget bill that will blow up the US deficit by providing massive tax cuts to billionaires and massive corporations while cutting policies that actually support the US economy and create … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — Following is a statement from Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the reconciliation bill text unveiled [Saturday] by the U.S. Senate: “This reconciliation bill proposal isn’t just misguided — it’s a direct attack on American energy, American workers, and American consumers. It … [continued]
As negotiations on the reconciliation bill continue in Congress, many lawmakers are still looking for ways to raise additional revenue and offset the cost of extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Clean energy tax credits, therefore, have become a target. Despite the surge of new solar manufacturing facilities, … [continued]
WASHINGTON D.C. — The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has officially approved two new American National Standards developed by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on consumer protection and operations and maintenance for solar and storage projects. These newly approved standards, ANSI/SEIA 401 and ANSI/SEIA 301, reinforce SEIA’s leadership in … [continued]
House-passed federal tax legislation threatens to undercut the solar industry, which is the primary source of new U.S. electricity generation and is delivering a historic boom in domestic manufacturing WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. solar industry added 8.6 gigawatts (GW) of new solar module manufacturing capacity in Q1 2025, marking … [continued]
Well, I generally agree with Elon Musk on this one — the Republican budget bill in Congress is a “Big Ugly Bill,” a “disgusting abomination,” not a “Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill is proposing we bomb cleantech industries (metaphorically, since we have to clarify everything crazy these days). Not wanting … [continued]
