SEIA’s Auxin Solar Survey Preliminary Results
US Solar Manufacturers Expect Damage to Business With DOC’s Anti-Circumvention Investigation
Jobs in the US solar PV industry as well as projects, both are at risk with the US Department of Commerce (DOC) undertaking the anti-circumvention investigation entertaining an Auxin Solar petition, fear 3/4th of respondents to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) survey.
North America PV News Snippets
Enphase Expands Manufacturing Footprint To Romania & More From Array, VUI, SEIA
Flex to manufacture Enphase Energy’s microinverters in Romania; Array to supply trackers for Gemini Solar & Storage Project; Canadian company wants solar for uranium in Virginia; SEIA launches survey to assess impacts of Auxin Solar petition on the solar industry.
US To Take Up Circumvention Tariff Probe
Advantage: Auxin Solar, As US Commerce Department Agrees To Launch Investigation Into Anti-Circumvention Tariff Plea
Acting on US solar module manufacturer Auxin Solar’s petition filed in February 2022, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) says it will initiate an investigation into companies circumventing antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) by importin.
North America PV News Snippets
PNE Divests Stake In 280 MW Solar In US & Romania & More From DSD, SEIA
PNE has sold solar PV capacity of 199 MW in the US and 81 MW in Romania; DSD to acquire 7.5 MW rooftop solar portfolio from Dynamic Energy; SEIA sees negative impact on Florida’s rooftop solar segment with HB 741 bill.
US Installed 5.4 GW DC New Solar in Q3/2021
Expect 7.4 GW Less Solar Deployment In US In 2022 With Supply Chain Issues: SEIA & Wood Mackenzie
Logistical challenges and price increases in the global solar supply chain are expected to wipe off as much as 25% or 7.4 GW of forecasted solar installation in 2022 in the US, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie analysts.
North America PV News Snippets
SEIA Appeals USITC To Phase Out Section 201 Tariffs… & More
SEIA wants the US to phase out Section 201 tariffs: The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has submitted a prehearing brief to the US International Trade Commission (USITC), urging the authority to phase out Section 201 global safeguard tarif.
SEIA Targets 30% Solar For US By 2030
US Needs 850 GW DC Solar By 2030 To Meet 30% Electricity Mix Target
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has set an ambitious target for the US solar industry, with an aim to increase solar power generation to account for 30% of the national energy mix by 2030, up from its previous target of 20%.
SEIA Warning On Higher Solar Tariffs
US Stands To Lose Out On 18 GW In Solar Deployments By 2023, If Higher Tariffs Proposed By Anonymous Group Implemented: SEIA
The US Department of Commerce has been petitioned by an anonymous group to slap as high as 50% to 250% duties on crystalline silicon solar PV cells and panels, being imported into the country from Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand.
Illinois Aims For 100% Clean Energy By 2050
Illinois Clears Law To Aim For 100% Clean Energy System By 2050; SEIA Estimates New Act To Lead To Around 10 GW New Solar For US State
The US State of Illinois has officially adopted Senate Bill 2408 (SB 2408), firmly setting itself on path to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050, after Governor JB Pritzker signed the legislation into law calling it Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
North America PV Snippets: Buckeye, Aurora Solar, SEIA
Buckeye Partners Acquires 270 MW Solar Project From OCI Solar Power In Texas; Aurora Solar Takes Over Software Company Folsom Labs; SEIA Expects ‘Dramatic Expansion’ Of Solar & Storage In California
270 MW solar project exchanges hands: A construction-ready solar project with 270 MW capacity in Falls County, Texas, US has found new owners after Buckeye Partners, L.P. purchased it from OCI Solar Power, LLC.
North America PV Snippets: New Jersey, ISS, PacifiCorp
New Legislature For Solar Installations In New Jersey Warehouses; ISS Gets Its 1st New Solar Array; PacifiCorp Shortlists 3.25 GW New Solar, Wind & Battery Storage Capacity Under Request For Proposals Round
New Jersey wants solar for warehouses: If new legislation A3352 becomes a state law after Governor Phil Murphy signs on it, all new warehouses in New Jersey, USA will need to incorporate solar PV systems constructed on or after July 1, 2022.
North America PV Snippets: Blockstream, Leeward, SEIA, Duke
Jack Dorsey’s Square To Invest In Blockstream’s Solar Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility In US; Leeward Renewable Energy To Buy 350 MW Wind & Solar Projects From Tri Global Energy; SEIA Releases Diverse Suppliers Database; Duke Energy To Break Ground On Its Largest Solar Project
Blockstream said its solar-powered bitcoin mining facility to be built in the US is designed to be scalable and hence can add additional capacity.
Over 30% Solar Jobs Loss In 36 US States
COVID-19 To Take Away 38% Expected Solar Jobs In US By June 2020 As Solar Deployment Is Expected To Drop By 1.7 GW In Q2/2020, Says SEIA
Echoing a recent job loss estimate in the US clean energy space from ACORE and partners, SEIA now claims the US solar industry has lost 65,000 jobs since February 2020 when the pandemic surfaced in the country and by June 2020 there will be much less jobs than previously expected.
US To Add 16 GW Solar In 2016
GTM And SEIA Report Says PV Utility Scale Will Contribute 74% To New Installations
US solar will grow 119% YoY, adding 16 GW in 2016 – up from 7.3 GW installed in 2015. This stupendous growth, says GTM Research in its report US Solar Market Insight 2015 Year in Review, will mostly come from utility scale segment.
