legislation

California governor, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed a bill that would have allowed schools and apartment buildings to use self-consumption of solar PV.

The US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has launched a draft standard to help US companies meet traceability requirements.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has established a dispute panel to assess the compliance of IRA tax credits with WTO rules.

Local PV manufacturers in South Africa are talking with tier one producers to collaborate on local facilities for the South African market.

India has called for comments on its proposed addition of cells to its Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM).

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has published a draft roadmap to reform the grid connection processes for distributed renewable energy.

Caroline Plaza looks at how new business models involving farmers, landowners and energy companies could open up new opportunities in agriPV.

Italy has adopted the new FER 2 decree, which will provide tariffs for a number of renewable power technologies, including floating solar.

Wood Mackenzie and the CCSA expect the US community solar sector to add 7.3GW of new capacity in the next five years.

Distributed solar PV, and hybrid PV, systems can play a key role in providing grid balancing mechanisms, according to the IEA.