Republican senators from five states with big solar farms are asking the Trump administration to exempt the workhorse of industrial solar panels from tariffs imposed earlier this year.
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Renewable Energy Update – May 2018 #2
By William R. Devine, Barry Epstein & Renée Louise Robin | Allen MatkinsSign up and get Breaking Energy news in your inbox.
We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.U.S. Secretary Of Energy Rick Perry Announces $105 Million In New Funding To Advance Solar Technologies
By U.S. Department Of Energy
DOE to focus on early-stage research to improve the affordability, flexibility, and performance of solar technologies on the grid WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has announced up to $105.5 million to support America’s continued leadership in energy innovation through solar technology. Under the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), DOE… Keep reading →
ITC Makes Recommendations In Solar Trade Case
By Steven Adkins, Jay Hughes, Joanne Katsantonis, Christopher Keegan & John Spilman Jr., Michael Woodard | McGuireWoods LLP
The fate of the U.S. solar industry is now in the hands of President Donald Trump.
U.S. Trade Commission Finds Domestic Injury From Foreign Solar Imports
By Joel Meister | Foley & Lardner LLP
In a ruling highly anticipated and hotly debated in the solar industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission determined in a unanimous 4-0 decision today that foreign imports of solar modules caused “serious injury” to U.S. companies under Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act.
This Trade Dispute Could Upend America’s Booming Solar Industry: Here’s What It Means For You
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
If you work in the solar industry, want to buy solar panels or care about climate change, you may want to pay attention. Two floundering solar manufacturers, with no concerns but their corporate bottom line, are about to pull the rug from under one of America’s fastest-growing industries and tens of thousands of good-paying jobs.… Keep reading →
Renewable Energy Update – September 2017 #3
By ELIZABETH CLARK, WILLIAM R. DEVINE, BARRY EPSTEIN, RENÉE LOUISE ROBIN | ALLEN MATKINS
The U.S. solar industry was roiled by a unanimous ruling in an international trade case that industry leaders say could cause immense damage if it leads to steep new tariffs.
Renewable Energy Update – May 2017 #3
By ELIZABETH CLARK, WILLIAM R. DEVINE, BARRY EPSTEIN, RENÉE LOUISE ROBIN | ALLEN MATKINS
The Trump administration is expected to propose massive cuts to federal government research on wind and solar energy, according to current and former Energy Department officials familiar with budget discussions
Total Eclipses, Solar PV And The Grid
By TODD GRISET | PRETIFLAHERTY
Utilities and electric grid coordinators are preparing for a total solar eclipse that is projected to temporarily reduce solar photovoltaic generation across parts of North America this summer.
New Study: Solar, Energy Efficiency Can Help The Texas National Guard Save Money And Water
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog
This year has seen historic flooding across the South. In addition to the devastating rains that recently hit Louisiana, severe floods pummeled Texas earlier this year. In both cases, the states’ National Guards were first responders,rescuing families, delivering meals and supplies to survivors, and providing local agencies with high-water trucks, boats, and helicopters. As the… Keep reading →
Massachusetts Develops Next Solar Incentive
By Todd Griset | PretiFlaherty
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is designing a new solar incentive program to encourage the continued development of solar renewable energy.
