Congress Builds a Bridge – But to Where?
The U.S. Congress had a busy late 2021, enacting the most significant infrastructure investment in generations, among other accomplishments. However, industry attention remains focused on the remaining half of the economic and social investment package termed “Build Back Better” (BBB) ... Read More
Mexican Energy Reform Update: Solar Industry Awaits Answers
Building off of our previous summary, of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (AMLO) recent Mexican energy market reforms. As a reminder, the reforms were proposed as AMLO’s most recent attempt to reassert control over the Mexican energy landscape – a move highly criticized across ... Read More
Mexico’s Energy Reform: Retreating from Private Energy Markets
Mexican lawmakers are close to dismantling the national renewable energy market by acting to pass a constitutional reform proposal that would fundamentally change the Mexican national power sector leaving renewable energy buyers and developers with nowhere to turn. The proposal would ... Read More
The Sol SOURCE – June 2021
Click here to read The Sol SOURCE June 2021. The Sol SOURCE is a renewables journal that our team distributes to our network of clients and solar stakeholders. Our newsletter contains trends and observations gained through interviews with our team, incorporating news from a variety of ... Read More
Maryland SREC Values Increase Due to New RPS Law
On May 30th, Senate Bill No. 65 (SB 65) went into law, which revised Maryland’s renewable energy portfolio standard (RPS). The bill increased the solar alternative compliance payment (SACP) which utilities must pay when they do not meet RPS requirements but decreased the percentage of energy ... Read More
Delaware Looks Further Ahead on its RPS
After its swift progress through the state’s legislature, Governor Carney signed Senate Bill No. 33 (“SB 33”) on February 10. The bill extends and expands Delaware’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (“RPS”) and alters the previous statute’s RPS freeze requirements, which ... Read More
Why Maine Is Positioned to Lead in the Solar Energy Space
Just a short jaunt across the Piscataqua River from Kittery, my passion for renewable energy and environmental protection was born. Growing up on the Piscataqua fueled my dream of making a positive impact on the world and drove me to my now alma mater, Bowdoin College. Since then, and for the ... Read More
Lauren Miller Elected to MDV-SEIA Board of Directors
On June 19th, MDV-SEIA members elected Lauren Miller, Senior Associate of Policy at Sol Systems, to the organization’s board of directors. The election took place on June 8-19 with 21 applicants vying to fill 8 seats on the member board. MDV-SEIA is the overarching organization that ... Read More
Uniting with Local Governments to Engage Communities During COVID-19
While a typical news cycle may lead you to think otherwise, the executive branch is not the most impactful level of government for the average American citizen. Our daily lives are most affected by a handful of our neighbors making decisions right down the road: noise ordinances, parking ... Read More
New Jersey’s Legacy SREC Program Reaches a Transition Point
New Jersey plans to close its legacy Solar Renewable Energy Credit (“SREC”) program at the end of April. However, the closure of the program is by no means the end to solar in New Jersey. Per the Clean Energy Act of 2018, New Jersey is required to close the current SREC incentive program ... Read More