Policy

Round-up of community solar news with new legislations progressing in the US states of Missouri and Iowa, while New Mexico started construction on the first project in the state.

Lee Zeldin said the EPA should "reassume responsibility" for funds issued under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has shown that solar PV made up 7% of the world's electricity generation in 2024.

Several distributors told PV Tech that they received messages from suppliers that some PV module manufacturers are considering increasing prices.

Environmental Law & Policy Center argued that PJM’s scoring system would favour specific resource classes, such as combined cycle gas.

Muswellbrook Shire Council in New South Wales, Australia, has backed a solar module recycling mandate for a 135MW solar PV plant being developed by Swedish solar developer OX2.

A report from CEA says that the impact of the new Republican administration on the provisions under the IRA remains “uncertain”.

Auction prices awarded ranged from €0.0388/kWh to €0.0495/kWh, with an average volume-weighted price awarded at €0.0476/kWh.

Factors including import duties and changing tax rates in China have driven up US module prices, according to CEA's latest pricing report.

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey has awarded 800MW of solar PV in its latest auction.