In our article for the Yardley Voice, Next Year Will Be Busy for Solar, we advise Pennsylvania and New Jersey homeowners considering a solar energy system for their home to start the process as early as possible in 2019. The planned reduction in the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for renewable energy investments creates this urgency. Beginning […]
A Rare Chance to Move Pennsylvania Forward
Earlier in July the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a draft plan named “Finding Pennsylvania’s Solar Future”. It unveils 15 strategies to increase in-state solar power to 10 percent of electric generation by 2030. This level was selected because the DEP considered it to be achievable while also challenging the business-as-usual model for […]
Pennsylvania Solar Energy Growth in 2018
Pennsylvania PUC Makes Solar Energy Law Clear
On April 19, 2018, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) finally issued a ruling that cements the intent of the recently passed PA Solar Jobs Bill, know as Act 40. This in effect “closes the border” for PA’s valuable Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) . As a result of this ruling, only Pennsylvania projects will […]
Solar Tariffs and Trade Policies in 2018
Exact Solar Has Prepared for the Changes The new administration has enacted changes in trade policies that affect many industries. For solar energy in the U.S., the news is almost overwhelming in its coverage of both a greater solar tariff (a proclamation signed using Section 201 of the 1974 Trade Act) and the potential and […]
Solar Plus Storage During Power Outages
The Continuing Solar Revolution What do YOU do without power? Live in the dark? Power outages in North America and the Caribbean occur all too often for most customers. Sometimes the aging grid causes unexpected but brief losses of power. Storm related power outages seem to be increasing, too. Snow and ice storms can impact […]
