California orders utilities to offer dynamic power pricing
California regulators have ordered the state’s top utilities to offer dynamic electricity pricing, which the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) said will cut renewable curtailment and lower costs.
Cutting-edge solar and energy storage tech at RE+ 2025
RE+ 2025 showcases new solar modules, energy storage systems and factory expansions this week in Las Vegas for more than 40,000 industry professionals and 1,300 exhibitors.
SEIA unveils policy agenda to expand US solar, storage and grid reforms
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has unveiled a new policy agenda calling for US grid reforms, domestic supply chain investment, and wider solar and storage deployment to meet surging US power demand.
Boviet Solar completes exterior of 3 GW US solar cell plant
Vietnamese manufacturer Boviet Solar has finished exterior construction on a planned 3 GW solar cell plant in North Carolina. The facility is part of a $294 million US production hub.
US lifts duties on certain small solar devices imported from China
The US Department of Commerce will lift trade duties on certain low-power solar devices from China, citing limited domestic interest in maintaining the tariffs. The decision affects small modules typically used in lighting and other control applications.
US states advance energy storage and grid reforms in Q2
The “50 States of Grid Modernization” quarterly report from NC Clean Energy Technology Center identified policy trends related to US grid modernization across the 2025 legislative session.
Design solar for storage now, or retrofit at a premium later
New analysis of retrofitting solar power plants with energy storage, accounting for the industry’s rapidly falling prices, suggests that prepping your solar projects today has a strong chance of being in your financial interest.
US Senate bill threatens solar growth, manufacturing, investment
Industry leaders react to passage of the Senate-approved bill, warning it will pull the plug on domestic manufacturing, billions of dollars worth of investment, new jobs, lower energy costs and increasing clean energy capacity.
US Senate advances bill cutting solar tax credits, adding new levies
The US Senate has advanced a revised reconciliation bill in a 51-49 vote, moving forward with a proposal that eliminates solar tax incentives and imposes new taxes on future clean energy development.
US solar tax credits cut electricity bills by $51 billion per year, says SEIA
US federal solar tax credits cost the United States $25 billion per year, but deliver $51 billion in electricity bill savings, along with $12 billion in federal tax revenue and $3.7 billion in state and local taxes, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the Brattle Group, and the University of Louisiana
