Tag Archives: Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

Solar Power International 2019 round-up

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September means one thing in the solar industry: Solar Power International (SPI). EnergySage sent a team to this year’s version of the industry’s largest trade show in Salt Lake City, where we reconnected with old partners, met many new ones, checked in on the last year of evolution on solar, and learned about where the industry is headed over the coming quarters or even years. Here are our primary takeaways from the show.

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Looking into the future: highlights from the 2019 IREC Vision Summit

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Reading Time: 3 minutesOn March 6, 2019, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) hosted their inaugural Vision Summit, a conference designed to bring industry thought leaders and policy analysts together to discuss what a clean energy future might look like and what it would take to achieve that vision. EnergySage joined these industry leaders down in Washington, DC to participate in the Summit and to engage with the question of how solar will contribute to the renewable energy transition. Here are our key takeaways from the event.

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Solar permitting & inspections: an overview

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Reading Time: 4 minutesInstalling solar panels requires electrical and construction work. With this type of work comes safety concerns, and as such, your local government and utility company need to ensure that your solar energy system meets specific electrical and building codes before it goes live.

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What is the Green New Deal?

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Reading Time: 3 minutesSeemingly out of nowhere, the bold new climate policy initiative everyone is talking about is the Green New Deal. But what exactly is the Green New Deal, where did it come from, and what has caused it to gain so much traction today?

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Solar interconnection: what you need to know

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThere are a number of important steps along the path to installing solar: obtaining quotes, choosing your equipment, selecting an installer, and the actual installation itself. Arguably the most important step is connecting your solar energy system to the utility grid, commonly known as solar interconnection.

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SEIA lobby day roundup

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThe growth of the solar industry over the last ten years is in large part thanks to successful public policy and legislation at the federal, state and local levels. To engage with the hot topics in solar policy today, and to help guide the discussion of solar policy in the future, EnergySage joined the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Capitol Hill to talk to members of Congress about solar in the US.

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Recycling solar panels in 2018

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Reading Time: 4 minutesSolar panels have a lifetime of about 30 years. With the increasing number of solar panels being sold and installed in the United States each year, it’s only a matter of time before high volumes of silicon solar panels are at the end of their useful life and have to be disposed of. Solar panel recycling is still at a very early stage, but as the market continues to grow, it will have an important part to play in the solar industry.

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Solar news: Shell Ventures invests in solar battery company sonnen, American businesses are installing record amounts of solar

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Reading Time: 2 minutesIn this week’s Solar News Roundup, sonnen receives a large investment round lead by Shell Ventures, and American businesses installed an additional 325 MW of solar last year. Continue reading →

Solar Energy News: Solar Now Cheaper Than Wind, New Report Reveals Record 3rd Quarter for Solar

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The PV world was ablaze this past week as early data from the solar industry’s third quarter of 2016 began to roll in. A record-breaking Q3 for solar, new clean energy legislation in Illinois and solar’s new milestone as the cheapest renewable resource in the world are the big stories we’re discussing in this week’s Solar Energy News report.

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Solar Energy News: Congress Passes Bipartisan Energy Bill, Solar Industry Reaches 1 Million Installation Milestone, Solar Windows Could be the Next Solar Panels

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Warmer spring weather continues to roll in, and the solar industry’s momentum is rolling along with it this week with several exciting developments across the globe. The 1 millionth U.S. solar installation, a bipartisan energy bill and an official rooftop solar mandate in San Francisco are three of the top headlines from this week’s solar energy news report.

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