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When it comes to clean energy policy, legislative solutions are often in the spotlight. While legislation has a vital role to play in advancing our energy transition, there is an equally crucial, and often much less visible, path away from fossil fuels and toward a brighter, cleaner future. That path runs directly through state energy regulatory bodies, like public service or utility commissions. Regulation is where some of the most impactful decisions on energy generation, costs, and consumptio

From passing a landmark 100% carbon-free commitment to expanding solar access, Minnesota has stood out this year as a national leader in advancing clean energy. These legislative victories were years in the making and have the potential to usher in a resilient, clean energy future for Minnesota. But passing bills — no matter how transformative — is only one piece of the pie. Building on our clean energy momentum also requires leadership from the state’s energy regulatory body, the Public Utilit

Across the country, home energy costs are rapidly approaching a 10-year high. As we are in the middle of a bitter Minnesota winter, customers of behemoth monopoly utility Xcel Energy might be facing yet another blow to their wallets. After requesting two rate increases over the past ten years, Xcel has made its biggest ask yet: a proposal that would raise ratepayers’ bills an astonishing 21.2% over a three-year period. In other words, a Minnesota household would end up paying an additional $140

When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, clean energy advocates celebrated the promise of an expanding workforce, cleaner air, and lower energy bills for communities across the country – but that promise has a long road ahead before it can come to fruition. Responsibility for implementing and taking advantage of many of the Act’s provisions will fall largely to states. Right now, Pennsylvania is at risk of falling behind. Clean energy has the power to improve healt

The U.S. Senate today passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, an historic investment in our economy that will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, create high quality jobs, and lower monthly energy costs for working families across the nation. Vote Solar applauds the Senate and the many Americans who advocated passionately and persistently for meaningful climate action at the federal level. Once enacted and implemented, this bill will make clean energy more affordable, accessible

As a team driven by people-centered climate solutions, Vote Solar is deeply saddened and frustrated by the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision to strip the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its necessary authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The EPA and other federal regulatory bodies have crucial roles to play in limiting air pollution and safeguarding the health of communities. By ceding that authority to a Congress unable to agree on environmental policy and

Research Finds that Expanding Local Clean Energy is Key to Hitting Michigan’s Decarbonization Targets New data shows that distributed energy resources could save Michigan families nearly $800 annually A report released today by Vote Solar reveals that Michigan’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050 is achievable — and that investing in distributed energy resources like solar is the lowest-cost path to get there. According to the new analysis by grid modeling experts Vibrant Clean Energy, buildin