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Solar and Storage Industries Institute Announces the National Solar Essay Contest for High School Students
September 13, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the launch of a national solar-focused essay contest for high school students in the 9th through 12th grades. As the U.S. solar industry continues to see widespread growth into the future,
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Announces Launch of Center for Model Policy Development
September 12, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LAS VEGAS, NV — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the creation of the Center for Model Policy Development – a new initiative to develop decarbonization policies – and unveiled its first model policy at RE+ in Las Vegas. As state
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Announces Selection by DOE for Pioneering Flexible Interconnection Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced that the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected its technical assistance project on better understanding interconnection alternatives for funding. This groundbreaking project, which is part of the DOE’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange effort, or i2X, will help better
EIA Misses Opportunity to Collect Better Data
Blog Post — With all the fanfare about the Inflation Reduction Act’s one-year anniversary, and the fact that it’s driving epic amounts of clean energy investments nationwide, a little-known misstep last month by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has comparably received very little attention. But it has big implications for
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Presses EIA to Collect More Grid Data Following EPRES Revisions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, David Gahl, executive director of the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2), issued a statement following the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) proposed changes to its electric power and renewable electricity surveys (EPRES). The EPRES forms,
How To Build a Better Grid That Can Reach Our Clean Energy Goals
While the United States races to switch to clean, reliable solar and storage, all of this work could come to a screeching halt if we don’t address the elephant in the room: our electric grid is too small. Over the next 15 years, the electric grid needs to double or