November solar policy snapshots A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
Ohio Republicans have sponsored a bill that would enable community solar in the state, with special carveouts for brownfields. California
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Policy
President Biden’s latest Build Back Better framework gives boost to solar industry
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the NREL Flatirons Campus in Arvada, Colorado. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL.
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Arizona Corporation Commission eliminates grid access fee for solar customers
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided to eliminate a decade-old grid access fee for residential solar customers in Arizona. The grid
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Florida Public Service Commission approves enough utility-scale solar to power 1 million homes
PRNewsfoto/Florida Power & Light Company The Florida Public Service Commission today unanimously approved Florida Power & Light Company’s comprehensive, four-year
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CALSSA sets goal to collect 100,000 public comments defending net metering in California
CALSSA and allies have announced a goal of collecting 100,000 public comments in 30 days to deliver to the California
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FERC ruling on utility wires charge expected to help standalone energy storage grow
Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final order to approve Southern
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Ohio Republicans introduce community solar-enabling legislation
Credit: OYA Solar On October 12, Ohio Reps. Brian Baldridge and Laura Lanese, both Republicans, introduced House Bill 450 to
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DOE funds research aiming to make solar projects last 50 years
The U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) today awarded nearly $40 million to 40 projects that are advancing the next generation
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New Jersey to start designing permanent community solar program
Credit: Standard Solar The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) is tasked with converting its Community Solar Energy Pilot
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