The Solar Northeast: Ohio
OK, so not exactly the Northeast but close enough. More importantly, Ohio’s solar market is very similar to those of neighboring states in that it is premised upon a RPS solar carve-out. 0.5% of...
View ArticleKeeping Pennsylvania's Solar Growth on Track
With all kinds of new data out there demonstrating U.S. solar growth (here, here and here), we wanted to offer our insights into how these successes are playing out in one of our key campaign states:...
View ArticleWhat do Labor Unions and Bill O’Reilly Have in Common?
Both are ready to see more solar in the Empire State. When Bill O’Reilly recently declared that he’d go solar except that “there’s nowhere, no one” to install solar on his Long Island residence, we...
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Speak up for New York Solar
There is some serious solar momentum in New York State. More than 100 state legislators have signed on to co-sponsor strong new solar policy. Governor Cuomo called for more solar in his ‘State of the...
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Let's REALLY Make it Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Yesterday Philadelphia’s International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 gathered with city officials, solar business leaders and Vote Solar to urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to get solar...
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New York Hearts Solar
New York stands at an energy crossroads: the state can continue its business as usual approach to energy or build a safer, healthier local economy by passing the NY Solar Jobs Act. And there’s no...
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Report: Strong solar policy would boost NY economy
We know solar energy creates more jobs per megawatt than any other energy source. But what does that mean for a state like New York that’s considering a big new solar program? We sat down to crunch...
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Unfinished business in Albany
Tweet The New York legislature shut its doors for 2012 without passing the Solar Jobs Act or any long-term solar program. Although the Empire State missed a tremendous opportunity for solar power, we...
View ArticleWebinar recap: Oversupplied SREC Markets – What Comes Next?
William Nelson of Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) and Brad Browery of SRECTrade know Solar Renewable Energy (SREC) Markets like the back of their hands. Maybe better. They joined us for the latest...
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Our Team
Adam Browning, Executive Director Adam co-founded Vote Solar after working on the successful campaign for San Francisco’s 2001 solar bond. Prior to Vote Solar, Adam spent eight years with the...
View ArticleThe SUN Act rises again
Having originally introduced an initiative in 2010 to expand the federal investment tax credit (ITC) to those participating in a community solar project, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado has recently...
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