Recent News
SI2 Heads to the White House
It was an honor to attend a White House convening on “Accelerating Clean Energy Through Meaningful Community Engagement” last Friday in Washington D.C. The White House brought together an impressive group of state officials, researchers, advocates, and industry representatives to explore the best practices for engaging with communities and considering
SI2 Receives DOE Award to Study Large-Scale Solar Land Use Challenges
WASHINGTON, DC —Yesterday, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) received a $2.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to test and evaluate innovative community engagement practices used in large-scale solar project siting and permitting. SI2 will lead the project, joined by a team of experienced
As U.S. Eclipses 5 Million Solar Installations, SI2 Releases Automated Rooftop Permitting Model Policy
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released model policy that encourages the adoption of automated rooftop solar permitting software. This release comes as the U.S. hits 5 million solar installations, over 97% of which are on residential rooftops, and looks poised to double that total
SI2 Turns Two
Over the weekend, the Solar & Storage Industries Institute (SI2) celebrated its 2nd anniversary. Reaching this modest milestone gave me the opportunity to reflect on our busy year. People The year brought new people to the Institute. Tiana Elame and Marilla Smith, now recent master’s program graduates, joined our team
SI2 Releases Interconnection Reform Recommendations to Address the Growing Backlog of Clean Energy Projects
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) released a comprehensive whitepaper on interconnection challenges in the solar and storage industry and proposed new solutions to accelerate the clean energy transition. The report builds on recent analyses from Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of
Shawn Rumery Joins Solar and Storage Industries Institute
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced that market research expert Shawn Rumery will join SI2 as senior program director. At SI2, Rumery will lead the organization’s programmatic work, including areas related to solar siting and permitting, interconnection, and agrivoltaics, as well as the organization’s
