Washington State Solar Legislation Is Still Alive
*LATE BREAKING NEWS. LAST UPDATE: Friday, March 11* Washington State Solar Legislation Is Still Alive! We need your support (in fact, more than ever!) to get the striker amendment in HB 2346 removed and higher incentive rates restored—to ensure a healthy clean...
Study Finds Solar Incentives Good State Investment
New WWU Study FINDS SOLAR INCENTIVES GOOD STATE INVEStMENT Western Washington University just released a study that shows POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR WASHINGTON STATE if SOLAR INCENTIVES PROPOSED IN HB 2346 become law this year. Solar Incentives are very beneficial...
HB 2346 Under Attack in Washington State Legislature—ACT NOW!
Washington State Solar Legislation HB 2346 - UPDATE Production Incentives, Industry Future at Risk The fate of the solar industry in Washington State rests on a bill currently moving through the House of Representatives in Olympia. The bill is HB 2346, which you can...
Washington State Solar Legislation Update
NEW WASHINGTON STATE SOLAR LEGISLATION IS BEING INTRODUCED THIS WEEK IN OLYMPIA IT’S TIME! Last month, the U.S. Congress extended the 30% federal tax credit. Now, Washingtonians have a unique opportunity to both extend and expand the Washington State Production...
Five Reasons To Be Thankful For Solar in Washington State (and Worldwide)
Christmas came early this year! The 30% Federal Tax Credit has been extended until 2022. Up until the final hours last week, most solar pundits agreed that the Federal Investment Tax Credit for solar and wind (ITC) had no chance of getting extended until 2017, if...
Congress is on the verge of passing tax credit extension for solar
THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT (ITC) FOR SOLAR IS ON THE VERGE OF BEING EXTENDED! Congressional leaders filed an omnibus appropriations bill this morning that provides a long-term extension of the solar investment tax credit. While the prospects are excellent for...
Between Denial and Despair: The Opportunity in the Coming Storm
Why we must adapt not just ecologically, but philosophically and spiritually, in order to weather—and even thrive beyond—the worst of climate change by Evan Leonard with Robyn Landis Installing solar panels does more than provide clean energy. Solar opens a window to...
Washington utilities nearing solar production incentive caps; we can help secure new incentives
Many of our customers heard from their electrical utilities last week about the fact that, due to the unprecedented growth of solar in Washington, the utilities are close to hitting their solar production incentive pay-out caps. As you probably know, solar...
Environment America names states with most installed solar; we recognize Washington for leadership beyond numbers
Last week, Environment America released its report Lighting the Way: The Top States that Helped Drive America’s Solar Energy Boom in 2014. The report places yet another spotlight on solar energy’s incredible surge over the past few years—as capacity, production and...
The Backup Benefit—Solar’s Everyday Power Doubles as Emergency “Fuel”
When the lights go out, is solar a viable backup solution? Absolutely! Solar is an excellent resource not only for everyday power but also for backup power. The sun shines reliably every day—even when a disaster has shut down other sources of power. Even on those dark...
