Policy & Regulation
Solar Energy's Climate and Health Benefits Worth Billions, DOE Study Shows
The value of solar energy extends well beyond the electricity it generates. A study by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Integrated Energy Systems Office, documented by Wiser et al. in 2016, puts ...
US Power Demand Surge Drives Permitting Reform and Grassroots Solar Push
A surge in US electricity consumption is reshaping the country's energy debate along two parallel tracks: a federal push to speed up permitting for large energy projects and a grassroots movement expa...
Senate Delays Permitting Reform Bill Until After Midterms
US Senators have decided to wait until after the midterm elections to finalise a sprawling permitting reform bill that would accelerate construction of both renewable energy projects and fossil fuel i...
Rural Land Conflicts and $1.9B Grants Shape US Solar Landscape
Rural America hosts 87% of U.S. clean energy generation, yet more than 60% of counties with renewable energy restrictions are rural, according to analysis from Daily Yonder and the Sabin Center for Cl...
Rural opposition and financial innovation reshape solar and wind landscape
The renewable energy sector faces a widening gap between local political resistance in rural U.S. communities and increasingly sophisticated financing structures in global markets, according to recent...
Rural America Hosts 87% of Clean Energy but Faces Growing Restrictions
Rural America is the backbone of the US clean energy transition, hosting 87 percent of the nation's renewable generation. Yet a growing number of counties are enacting restrictions that could slow dep...
Qcells solar factory navigates US policy whiplash in Georgia
Qcells has expanded its solar manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Georgia, to full production as of June 2026. The South Korean company invested $2.5 billion in the plant, which now operates at sc...
Tim Pawlenty leads solar industry push for bipartisan policy stability
Tim Pawlenty, the former two-term Republican governor of Minnesota who ran in the 2012 presidential primary, became president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) in June. He now ...
Texas Solar Growth Faces Court Rulings and Rural Pushback
Texas has overtaken California as the nation's largest generator of solar power, a milestone that comes amid a complex mix of legal victories, economic momentum and growing community resistance. The s...
Photovoltaic Bubble Bursts as Sector Seeks Debt Moratorium
Romania's photovoltaic sector is in turmoil. The so-called "photovoltaic bubble" has burst, and industry players are now scrambling to negotiate a debt moratorium with the government. The crisis marks...