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EIA Misses Opportunity to Collect Better Data
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...
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...
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...
Meet The Fellows: SI2 Expands Again
This month, we announced the hiring of two new team members, Tiana Elame and Marilla Smith, to be SI2’s first Fellows. Tiana and Marilla will work closely with Executive Director David Gahl and Assistant Director of Development Sarah Conley-Ballew to conduct clean...
The Rise of SI2
And just like that… The Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) celebrated its first anniversary this week. As the Executive Director, I thought I’d share a few highlights from our first full year of operation. Growing Our Team. In January...
SI2 Celebrates One Year Anniversary with Interconnection Reforms Project Launch
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the launch of a new one-year project on large-scale interconnection reforms. Founded last May, SI2 is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of clean energy through research, public...
SI2 Expands Research and Fundraising Capabilities with New Hire
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced that it hired Sara Conley-Ballew to be the nonprofit’s assistant director for development. Conley-Ballew’s work will help SI2 pursue new research and educational projects that expand...
SI2 Lands $500,000 Federal Research Award to Study Agrivoltaics
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) was selected to receive a $500,000 competitive award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to reduce deployment barriers for large-scale agrivoltaic...