Nevada Solar Hearings Begin
Posted by Annie Carmichael And we’re off. This week the Nevada Legislature began a series of hearings on renewable energy policies, including Vote Solar’s priorities of increasing the state’s current...
View ArticleTexas Solar Update
Posted by Annie Carmichael Today is a big day for solar in the Lone Star state with ‘Solar Day: Part Duex’ in full swing in the House of Representatives. A subcommittee of the Energy Resource Committee...
View ArticleTexas Solar Bill Passes the Senate!
Posted by Annie Carmichael SB 545 passed the Texas Senate this afternoon, moving the state one step closer to becoming the nation’s next big solar market. Senator Fraser’s solar rebate bill – SB 545 –...
View ArticleA key California solar bill passes the Assembly–AB 560
Posted by Adam One of the California solar community’s top priorities this year is is AB 560 (Skinner), a bill to raise the cap on net metering. The effort took a giant step forward today, as the...
View ArticleTexas Solar Legislation Nears the Finish Line
Posted by Annie Carmichael Texas is on the brink of passing major solar energy legislation. A 3,000 megawatts solar incentive bill (SB 545) passed the Senate on April 21 (yeas -25, nays -5)and passed...
View ArticleHow bad do you want it?
Posted by Shaun Chapman If the “it” is a robust solar market then Connecticut wants it pretty bad. The Connecticut House of Representatives just voted 145 – 0 (yes, that would be a unanimous vote) for...
View ArticleClock Runs out on Texas Solar Rebate Bill
Posted by Annie Carmichael Friends, we cannot quite believe the news either, but the ambitious Texas solar bill, SB 545, which would have directed $500 million towards a rebate program for gigawatts...
View ArticleBig Win for Big Solar in Nevada
Posted by Jim Baak This past Saturday, Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons signed Assembly Bill 522 into law, extending and improving tax abatements for large-scale solar and other renewables. It was a major...
View ArticleSmall-Scale Solar Development in Nevada Hotly Debated
Posted by Annie Carmichael The Nevada Legislative session adjourned last week, and I find myself singing along to the Rolling Stones: You don’t always get what you want, but when you try sometimes, you...
View ArticleFlorida 2010: PACE is the bright spot in a sunless session
The Florida legislative session has ended with no major goal to increase the production of renewable energy in the state. Its a disappointment for sure, but not hugely surprising given the on-going...
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