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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...
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...
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Launches Solar + Farms Survey
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the launch of the Solar + Farms Survey. This groundbreaking research initiative explores barriers to agrivoltaics, or solar projects that serve a dual purpose...
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Announces the National Solar Essay Contest for High School Students
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...
Solar and Storage Industries Institute Announces Launch of Center for Model Policy Development
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...
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,...
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...