by Evan Leonard | Feb 28, 2018 | Politics
Net Metering Is Critical for Washington State’s Energy Future UPDATE 3/5/2018: In Washington, our Solar Fairness Act on net metering died on Friday. Surprising everyone, we had cleared hurdle after hurdle on strong bipartisan votes over the last 7 weeks. But on...
by Evan Leonard | Jan 24, 2018 | Politics
By Evan Leonard, Artisan Electric Vice President President Trump just announced a 4-year tariff on imported solar cells and modules, starting with a 30% tariff in Year 1, 25% in Year 2, 20% in Year 3, and 15% in Year 4, with an exemption for the first 2.5 GW of...
by Scott Hollis | Dec 21, 2017 | Politics, Solar Legislation, Tax Credit
Republished from Solar Novus – Following aggressive advocacy efforts by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to ensure the continued growth of the US solar industry, Congress reached an agreement on comprehensive tax reform legislation. Following is a...
by Evan Leonard | Aug 31, 2016 | Leadership, Politics, Solar Growth, Solar Power
Renewable Portfolio Standard Policies, www.dsireusa.org / March 2015 Washington a top solar energy state? you might ask skeptically. After all, half the state does not see the sun for six months, and the other half has really, really cheap power. Neither would seem to...
by Evan Leonard | Jun 8, 2016 | Leadership, Politics, Solar Growth, Solar Power
“Washington a top solar state?” you might ask skeptically. After all, half the state doesn’t see the sun for six months, and the other half has really, really cheap power. Neither would seem to bode well for a solar boom here. Keep in mind, however, that up until 2011...
by Evan Leonard | May 12, 2016 | Politics, Uncategorized
When you’re passionate about sustainability generally and solar in particular—and deeply concerned about the latest climate news—what’s the experience of this year’s election cycle? Chances are you don’t hear as much as you’d like about climate or renewables, even...
