solar

May 16, 2024

Washington, DC – Today, the Biden administration announced actions to boost domestic solar manufacturing and deployment of American-made solar panels, including closing the Trump-era Section 201 tariff exemption for imported bifacial, or double-sided, solar panels. These bifacial modules now account for more than 98 percent of US imports, resulting in less than 2 percent of imports being subjected to Section 201 duties.

April 22, 2024

SEATTLE – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Washington State Department of Commerce was awarded $156,120,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar for All program.

April 22, 2024

Jefferson City, MO – Today, on Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Missouri has been awarded $156,121,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

April 22, 2024

BOSTON, MA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Massachusetts’ Department of Energy Resources (DOER) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

April 22, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that The South Carolina Office of Resilience (SCOR) was awarded $124,440,000 in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

April 22, 2024

ALBANY, NY -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was awarded $249.8 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.

April 22, 2024

HARTFORD, CT – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) was awarded $62 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

April 22, 2024

Indianapolis, IN – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Indiana Solar for All coalition was awarded over $117 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program.

April 22, 2024

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) was awarded $156 million in funding through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund’s Solar For All program. The competition, created by President Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act, seeks to enable low-income and disadvantaged households across America to access the benefits of low-cost, clean solar energy—benefits that include home energy savings, energy resilience, improved air quality, wealth building, and quality jobs.

April 12, 2024

Media Advisory: Saturday, April 13, 2024 @ 9:00AM

Special Meeting for County Commission to Vote on Kansas Sky Energy Center

Environmental  Advocates Urge Board to Approve 159-MW Solar Project

March 6, 2024

Washington, DC – Solar energy made up over 50 percent of new U.S. power generation for the first time ever in 2023, according to a new report released today by consulting firm Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

January 31, 2024

PHOENIX, AZ – Today Sierra Club filed its comments with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) regarding the 2023 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) of Arizona Public Service Company (APS) and Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), calling for transparent resource planning that lowers costs for ratepayers, while minimizing risk and harm to our air an