March 5, 2019 Senate Finance Committee The Clean Energy Jobs Act (SB 516) Favorable Madam Chair and Members of the Committee: My name is Tony Clifford and I am Chief Development Officer of Standard Solar, headquartered in Rockville, MD. Standard Solar is the largest solar company headquartered...
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Since the founding of the Solar Energy Industries Association in 1974, the solar industry has focused on national policy as the crux of what would shape it across the country. Obviously, for most of the industry’s history, that approach made perfect sense. Between the investment tax...
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If you haven’t been paying attention to the solar industry, you’re probably surprised at how much publicity community solar is currently getting. It would appear its popularity has been a recent development that has come out of nowhere—so quickly, in fact, that people are just...
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Each year, the United States continues to install more solar and is projected to install 10 GW over the next two years, according to the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration. Whether it’s residential, commercial or utility-scale, it’s clear to anyone paying attention that the...
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When people think of Washington D.C., they often think of the chaos of our political system. As neighbors to the Nation’s Capital, we get to see up close and personal how difficult our political situation has become and how it has affected the solar industry...
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