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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA®) is the driving force behind solar energy and is building a strong solar industry to power America through advocacy and education. As the national trade association in the U.S., we represent all organizations that promote, manufacture, install and support the development of solar energy.
SEIA works with its 1,000 member companies to champion the use of clean, affordable solar in America by expanding markets, removing market barriers, strengthening the industry and educating the public on the benefits of solar energy.

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Solar and Storage Industry Responds to Treasury Dept. Guidance on Domestic Content Provisions in...

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance that will govern the implementation of the domestic content bonus
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Solar and Storage Industry: Companies Need to ‘Do the Work’ on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion...

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Nearly half of the 43 companies enrolled in the Solar Energy Industries Associations’ (SEIA) award-winning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) certification program have changed
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Extended Property Tax Exclusion Will Keep Clean Energy Investments in California

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The California State Legislature approved a two-year extension of a property tax exclusion for solar projects, providing stability to solar companies facing significant uncertainty around project
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Climate Bill Presents Opportunity for Mass. to Continue its Clean Energy Leadership

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Lawmakers in the Massachusetts Senate introduced sweeping climate legislation this week that contains several critical provisions for solar development in the Commonwealth.
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EIA forecasts higher U.S. heating bills this winter

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects that U.S. households will spend more money on heating costs this winter and consume more energy to keep homes warm. In its  Winter Fuels Outlook

Solar Industry Statement on the August 2021 Petition for Solar Tariffs

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Following is a statement from John Smirnow, vice president of market strategy and general counsel at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on the August 2, 2021 Section 201 petition
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Solar Industry Sets Records in 2020, On Track to Quadruple by 2030

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The U.S. solar industry grew 43% and installed a record 19.2 gigawatts (GWdc) of capacity in 2020, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight 2020 Year-in-Review report, released today by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.
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Solar Power Can Help Meet Global Climate Change Efforts and Fuel the U.S. Economy

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President Biden announced plans to re-enter the United States into the Paris Agreement. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) backed the agreement when it was signed in 2016 and continues to support this agreement and other global efforts
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Solar Industry Statement on $2 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Package

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ollowing is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, on the $2 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package agreed to by Congress late last night
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Virginia Passes Landmark Zero Carbon Bill That Prioritizes Solar Access

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This week an amended version of the Virginia Clean Economy Act cleared the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate and is now on its way to Governor Northam’s desk for signature.
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SEIA Board Elects Solar Veteran as New Chair

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Following a vote by its board of directors, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the nation’s leading solar advocacy organization, announced that George Hershman, president of Swinerton Renewable Energy
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Solar Firms to Halt Operations in Dominion South Carolina as Commission Approves Devastatingly Low...

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On November 15 the South Carolina Public Service Commission issued a crippling order to the solar industry after months of debate regarding how the state’s utilities set the rate paid
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More Than 70 Associations Back Renewable Energy Extension Act

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced that dozens of associations representing a broad array of interests are calling for an extension of the Section 48 and Section 25D Investment Tax Credit (ITC).
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Over 300 Communities in 40 States Now “Open for Solar Business”

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From Anchorage, Alaska, to Sarasota, Florida, more than 300 local governments have now met national benchmarks for encouraging the growth of solar energy and removing barriers to solar market development.
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SEIA and Kentucky Solar Industries Association Formalize Affiliate Partnership

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that the Kentucky Solar Industries Association (KYSEIA) is now a formal SEIA state affiliate
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Community and Environmental Organizations Push Michigan Public Service Commission to Reject DTE’s Long-Term Energy...

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Environmental and community organizations today are calling for Michigan’s Public Service Commission to reject the proposed long-term energy plan from DTE following testimony from experts revealing how DTE’s plan
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Solar Industry Commends Maine for Making Major Moves on Renewable Energy

National
The Maine Legislature recently passed three clean energy bills, including a renewable portfolio standard that requires the state to get 80% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050.
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Solar Leader REC Group Joins SEIA’s Board of Directors

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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today that REC Americas, a leading solar manufacturer has joined its board of directors
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Solar Industry Urges Gov. Abbott to Extend Tax Abatement Program

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The solar industry voiced support for the Texas House of Representatives for passing a 10-year extension of Chapter 312, a section of tax code that enables property tax abatements for companies bringing new investment and jobs to Texas. The legislature sent this tax abatement extension that includes renewable energy provisions to Governor Abbott for signature
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S.C. House Passes Pro-Jobs, Pro-Consumer Energy Bill; Solar Industry Urges Senate to Follow

The solar industry commended the South Carolina House of Representatives for unanimously passing a landmark energy bill, The Energy Freedom Act, on a bipartisan vote, and urged the Senate to quickly

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Support Ukrainian Refugees

GFP Real Estate and Its Tenants Raise More Than $200,000 to...

GFP Real Estate is pleased to announce that its "Support Ukraine in Crisis" campaign raised more than $200,000 to support humanitarian relief efforts on the ground in Ukraine.

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U.S. Senator Roger Marshall

Senator Marshalls Slams United Nations Climate Change Goals That Will Harm...

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. released the following statement on the United Nations Net-Zero Banking Alliance’s (NZBA) decision to dramatically expand their Green New Deal