Solar Installers of Washington appreciates the bipartisan cooperation that moved SHB 2346 out of the House late Tuesday night. The bill garnered broad bipartisan support, passing with a 77-20 vote. SHB 2346 is the result of three years of collaboration…
Read MoreThe Washington State House of Representatives yesterday voted 77-20 in favor of the latest substitute version of HB 2346. The bill will head for a hearing likely in the Senate Committee on Energy, Environment and Telecommunications in the coming days. …
Read MoreThis study, prepared by the Center for Economic and Business Research for Western Washington University, assesses the economic impact for the State of Washington of the solar energy incentive program according to the rates introduced in the original House Bill…
Read MoreA letter to the editor submitted by Solar Installers of Washington was published in the October 30th edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal which highlighted the need to address the outdated incentive structure currently in place. The state legislature will be…
Read MorePRODUCTION INCENTIVE CAPS REACHED Solar installations in Washington have been booming thanks to a successful incentive program. Now several utilities in Washington report that they are close to hitting their solar production incentive pay-out caps. This means that the amount…
Read MoreThe U.S. Congress last year passed a five-year extension to the federal Solar Income Tax Credit. Click to read an article from Bloomberg News.
Read MoreMomentum is building in the U.S. Senate for legislation that would extend a long list of important, but expiring tax credits. SIW is encouraging the solar industry and its supporters in Washington State to help in a national campaign to pressure…
Read MoreNegotiations on SHB 1912, the bill that proposed changes to the current solar incentive program in Washington, continued to the 11th hour during this legislative session. Despite the ceaseless efforts of SIW and its lobbyist, Brad Boswell, and the tireless…
Read MoreRep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) has introduced a proposal to extend investment tax credits (ITC) for energy efficient residential and commercial property through 2021, saying the credit has been vital to helping spread solar power across the country. The New Energy for America…
Read MoreSubstitute House Bill 1912 has made it out of the House Technology and Economic Development Committee and has been introduced in the Finance Committee. If you are a constituent in a district with a representative on the Finance Committee, we encourage…
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