On April 24, 2025, the Delaware Renewable Energy Taskforce will hold a hybrid meeting at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control headquarters in Dover, and streaming online. The meeting will take place at 100 Water Street in Dover, and virtually at this link, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Per the agenda, the …
Read the Full ArticleOn March 11, 12, and 13, the Illinois General Assembly will hear several bills related to clean energy in several House committees. Bills to be heard in committee are listed below, organized by committee. We will cover all bills in greater detail in coverage of their hearings. We note that many of these bills have …
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Read the Full ArticleOn March 4, 2025, the Pennsylvania House Committee on Environmental & Natural Resource Protection will hold a public hearing on HB109 – An Act providing for issuance of permits in environmental justice areas. If enacted, the bill would direct the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to designate environmental justice (EJ) areas in the state. Before …
Read the Full ArticleThe Maryland House of Representatives Economic Matters Committee (EMC) scheduled hearings on February 20, February 21, and February 28, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Room 230 of the House Office Building to consider several renewable energy-related bills. We provide a list of said bills along with the synopsis provided by the General Assembly. The EMC …
Read the Full ArticleThe Maryland Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment (EEE) Committee scheduled a hearing on February 25, February 27, and February 28, 2025, at 1:00 pm in Room 2 of the West Miller Senate Building to consider energy-related bills, and we provide the synopsis for the bill from the General Assembly. The EEE Committee is scheduled …
Read the Full ArticleThe Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee scheduled a hearing on January 15, 2025, at 12:00 pm in Room 2 of the East Miller Senate Building to consider an energy related bill. The agenda and bill text are now available. The Committee will hear the following bill: Stakeholders may register to testify by creating a “My …
Read the Full ArticleOn October 1 and November 13, 2024, the Department of Energy (DOE) will hold webinars regarding Round 3 of its American-Made Community Power Accelerator Prize. The $10 million prize is “designed to fast-track the efforts of new, emerging, and expanding solar developers and co-developers to learn, participate, and grow their operations to support successful distributed …
Read the Full ArticleOn March 22, the New York Assembly passed A1933 – Relates to the Installation or Use of Solar Power Systems within a Homeowners’ Association. The New York Senate passed an identical version of this bill on February 10 (S2997). The next step is for the bill to be sent to the Governor, typically bills will …
Read the Full ArticleOn March 8, 2021, S2997 – Relates to the Installation or Use of Solar Power Systems within a Homeowners’ Association was Ordered to a Third Reading on the Assembly floor. The bill, if passed, would prohibit homeowners’ associations from restricting the installation of or use of solar power systems, except on property owned by the …
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Read the Full ArticleOn October 15, 2020, the Public Service Commission (PSC) issued an Order in Case 15-E-0302 approving, with modifications, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) “Build-Ready” Program. As discussed in Flash Update 20-24, NYSERDA filed a Petition on June 5 to advance the Build-Ready program, formally titled the new Clean Energy Resources Development …
Read the Full ArticleBristol Planning Board to consider DG projects permit applications: According to Lincoln County News, the Bristol Planning Board is considering permit applications for two community solar facilities developed by MidCoast Solar, LLC. The article noted that the solar facilities would enroll in the net energy billing program and be smaller than 5 MW (as required …
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