Solar Energy Deployment is Essential to Our Economy’s Resiliency
01 Jul 20 |
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Solar Energy Deployment is Essential to Our Economy’s Resiliency
The global pandemic and the ensuing economic crisis have highlighted many vulnerabilities and areas in need of reform across our economy and society. With this has come an opportunity to re-evaluate and build the future that we desperately need and one that we all deserve. As we look forward and begin developing strategies for ...
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Reports: Solar Energy Can Provide Steady Revenue, Jobs for 29,000 Virginians During Pandemic Recovery
RICHMOND – Two studies reveal solar energy may provide a key to restoring Virginia’s economy in the wake of the pandemic. In fact, the latest report indicates that up 29,000 jobs would be created from planned solar projects in Virginia from small scale rooftop solar alone. Mangum Economics, a Richmond-based analysis firm, and ...
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MDV-SEIA Statement on Racial Injustice and Building an Equitable Solar Industry
For Immediate ReleaseBlack Lives Matter – MDV-SEIA Statement on Racial Injustice and Building an Equitable Solar Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 2, 2020 The culmination of the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed and the many other Black lives wrongfully killed at the hands of our ...
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Solar Focus 2019 Award Winners
WHO IS DRIVING THE THE MID-ATLANTIC SOLAR INDUSTRY FORWARD? BALTIMORE, MD, NOV 20TH – Last November, hundreds of solar professionals from across the country gathered at the Baltimore Hilton Downtown for Solar Focus 2019, an annual conference hosted by Maryland-DC- Virginia Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA). ...
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Opinion: Putting Maryland’s Solar Growth Into Context
This opinion piece by MDV-SEIA Executive Director, David Murray, appeared on Maryland Matters on September 12, 2019. Climate change poses an existential threat to our Bay, so I was shocked to read the Chesapeake Bay Foundation calling to slam the brakes on clean energy in Maryland [Opinion: Md. Needs Clear Guidelines on Where ...
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Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Unveils Executive Order Focused on Virginia’s Energy System
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHMOND – Today at the inaugural Virginia Clean Energy Summit, the MD-DC-VA Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) applauded Governor Northam’s actions to make Virginia’s electricity grid 30% renewable by 2030 and carbon-free by 2050. The actions will transform the Commonwealth’s energy ...
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1-Year Delay of Renewable Energy Expansion in Maryland Would Cost Maryland Wealth of Federal Funds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON D.C. – Maryland will lose out on approximately $247 million in Federal tax credits between 2019 and 2022 if passage of the proposed Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) is delayed by 1 year. New analysis conducted by the Maryland Solar Energy Industries Association (MDV-SEIA) compared projected ...
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Amidst Policy Uncertainty, Maryland Solar Workforce Drops 15%
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON D.C. – The Maryland solar industry lost over 800 solar jobs in 2018, shrinking the state workforce to 4,515 people. The survey data was released Tuesday by the Solar Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Washington DC. 2018 was the second year in a row Maryland solar jobs declined. The ...
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MDV-SEIA Commends Passage of D.C.’s 100% Renewable Energy Bill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the D.C. City Council unanimously voted in favor of the Clean Energy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018, securing a historic win for renewable energy and making the District a model for the rest of the country. The bill establishes a 100% renewable energy target by 2032 with […]
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Md. Clean energy jobs act a priority in 2019
This piece by Senator Brian Feldman and Delegate Cheryl Glenn was originally published in the Baltimore Sun. As we enter the 2019 legislative session, Maryland is poised to become a national hub for the new clean energy economy. By passing the proposed Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act, or “MCEJA,” in 2019, Maryland will see tens ...
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