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SI2 Responds to U.S. Department of Energy’s Plan to Cut Solar Project Funding

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) may be planning to terminate roughly 600 grants nationwide, according to a list obtained by POLITICO’s E&E News. As of now, the list currently includes two DOE contracts awarded to the Solar and Storage Industries Institute...

Clearing the Interconnection Log Jams: How an Entry Fee Could Speed Solar Deployment

The Interconnection Challenge As hundreds of solar projects are ready to provide Americans with reliable and affordable energy, grid delays are stopping them in their tracks. Even after a record-breaking 50 gigawatts of new solar capacity were installed in 2024,...

New Grid Ready Home Act Helps States Meet Rising Energy Demand with Solar

Today, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2), in partnership with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), released the Grid Ready Home Act, research-backed legislation designed to help states expand...

SI2 Expands Research and Fundraising Capabilities with New Hire

Jan 11, 2023 | Press Release

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

Dec 8, 2022 | Press Release

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...

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