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President Biden believes that American workers and manufacturers can compete with anyone—as long as the competition is fair. Earlier this week, President Biden directed his U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on $18 billion of imports from China to protect American workers and businesses – including by doubling the tariff rate on solar cells and modules from 25% to 50%.

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The U.S. has officially exceeded five million solar installations, marking a significant achievement in the nation’s clean energy transition. This milestone comes just eight years after the U.S. reached one million installations in 2016—a milestone that took 40 years to achieve following the first grid-connected solar installation in 1973.

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SinglePoint Inc subsidiary Boston Solar is proud to announce its latest commercial solar venture with the approval of a significant solar project for a civil construction company in Waltham, MA. This project marks a significant milestone for Boston Solar as it continues to expand its footprint in the Massachusetts solar market.

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MA House Speaker Ron Mariano said Democrats in his chamber could pursue climate-related legislation before formal sessions end.

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Speaking to a climate summit at the Vatican on Wednesday morning, Gov. Maura Healey announced that Massachusetts is partnering with a social impact investing firm to launch a climate technology workforce training fund, shooting for an initial $10 million combination of public, private and philanthropic dollars it can loan out.

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Gridwealth, a renewable energy developer, operator, and supplier of retail electricity, today announced its EV charging division, Gridwealth EV, will build three innovative EV charging stations in Maine, including locations at the University of Southern Maine and the University of Maine Orono.

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FERC acted today to ensure the transmission grid can meet the nation’s growing demand for reliable electricity with a new rule that outlines how to plan and pay for facilities that regions of the country will need to keep the lights on and power the American economy through the 21st Century.

Today’s rule, Order No. 1920, marks the first time in more than a decade that FERC has addressed regional transmission policy – and the first time the Commission has ever squarely addressed the need for long-term transmission planning.

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FERC released a long-awaited rule meant to fix the sluggish power line buildout. Advocates say it’s a win for clean energy, consumers — and grid reliability.

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A flurry of bills aim to stop expansion of service, ban new pipelines, and empower gas utilities to start offering other services such as geothermal...

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Eversource Energy will reduce its investments in Connecticut by about $500 million over the next five years because of the “negative regulatory environment” at the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), executives told investors during the company’s first-quarter earnings call May 2...

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