Solar installers in North Carolina agreed to a phased reduction in net metering rates under a compromise with Duke Energy that is now before state regulators.

Solar advocates celebrated the defeat of a Florida bill that would have phased out the state’s net metering program but warned the battle is far from over.

Rooftop solar is a good start, but it will take careful design of utility rates to ensure electrification comes with carbon reductions, industry officials say.

Despite current supply chain problems, energy storage is just beginning to capture its potential, developers told the RE+ Southeast conference.

A Southern Co. official gamely defended the Southeast Energy Exchange Market in a debate at the RE+ Southeast conference with three RTO proponents.

The solar industry could take a hit if the US Commerce Dept. concludes that solar panels imported from 4 Asian countries are actually Chinese goods, SEIA said.

A U.S. Commerce Department investigation into claims that China circumvented U.S. tariffs on solar components is already having a chilling effect.

Supply chain challenges and trade and tax legislation were recurrent themes in discussions at the ACORE Policy Forum.

Supply delays and rising prices will cut U.S. solar growth this year but petroleum price shocks from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will help the sector recover.

President Biden extended Trump-era tariffs on imported solar cells and panels but continued an exemption for bifacial panels and lowering the tariff amount.