In addition to the POWER Act, Maryland also approved bills aimed at growing markets for energy storage, community solar and zero-emission heavy-duty trucks.

Community solar projects would be legal and regulated by the Michigan PSC under a bipartisan package of two bills introduced in the state Senate.

The New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee has backed bills that would increase the state’s planned community solar program by 50%.

A Virginia Senate committee cleared a bill to expand Dominion’s "shared solar" target to 1.5 GW while changing how consumers who use the resource are charged.

Oregon’s DOE has opened a round of $12 million in grants for community renewable and energy resilience projects focused on rural and disadvantaged communities.

Driven by global energy security concerns and new government support, renewable energy could see unprecedented growth in the next 5 years, according to IEA.

Solar advocates urged the New Jersey BPU to maintain or increase incentives offered for new solar installations under a key program.

New Jersey regulators say a bill that would more than triple the size of a community solar program could stress an already overloaded grid.

The New Jersey BPU granted waivers of rules governing its solar incentive program, a sign of the agency’s strategy as the state struggles to reach its  goals.

Maryland’s community solar pilot program continues to face challenges, with only 59 MW of capacity online, one-tenth of the 600 MW allowed.