Policies and Regulations
This year may not be as huge for solar as it looked before Congress extended the solar investment tax credit—some projects can
Review of global sustainable solar energy policies: Significance and
The paper emphasizes the importance of widespread strategy frameworks that not only encourage solar adoption but also discusses broader energy system dependencies. This study
Why 2016 Will Be Solar''s Year Again
This year may not be as huge for solar as it looked before Congress extended the solar investment tax credit—some projects can now relax into 2017 without losing their subsidy—but 2016
Solar, natural gas, wind make up most 2016 generation additions
Electric generating facilities expect to add more than 26 gigawatts (GW) of utility-scale generating capacity to the power grid during 2016. Most of these additions come from three
Solar Power: Policy Overview and Good Practices
Interconnection standards are a prerequisite for the success of the solar policies described in this paper—particularly tariff-based policies—and they are critical in supporting
Q2/Q3 2016 Presentation – Solar Industry Update
Emerging business practices are driving more solar deployment, such as community solar, corporate power purchase agreements, and Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act contracts.
The 50 States of Solar Report: 47 States and DC Took Action on
A total of 212 state and utility-level distributed solar policy and rate changes were proposed, pending, or enacted in 2016. This represents an increase in solar policy activity over 2015,
Policies and Regulations
This page describes the patchwork of federal, state, and local policies and regulations pertaining to renewable energy systems that impact project development.
Presentation
Included diesel in addition to gasoline, included new categories of renewable fuel (ethanol, biodiesel, and cellulosic biofuels, and other advanced biofuels), and set separate volume requirements for each
FACT SHEET: Obama Administration Announces Clean Energy
President Obama is committed to ensuring that every American family can choose to go solar and to cut their energy bills – and that every American community has the tools they need to
The top 5 solar policy trends of 2016
Most policy trends build on themselves year after year, and the solar industry is no exception. But as solar comes down in cost and more utilities adopt the resource, conversations are...