Featured in Born in the USA – 02-2026

A decade of PV progress

After nine years at the helm of US solar’s main trade body, Abigail Ross Hopper announced she would step down as president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), effective Feb. 1, 2026. pv magazine spoke with Hopper about her tenure and the sector’s rapid growth since 2017.
Mark Hutchins
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Mark Hutchins
“Even with some of the cuts that have happened in this past year, the IRA has provided and will continue to provide policy certainty” – Abigail Ross Hopper | Photo: SEIA

Looking back to 2017, when you first stepped into the role of President at SEIA, how did you see the US solar market back then? Back then, solar was a much smaller piece of the puzzle. We had 36 GW of solar deployed in the entire United States, and we have over 255 GW today. …

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