Category: Public Policy

AEP/APCo Case in WV Could Bode Well for VA

Apr 08, 2025

This technical article looks at the current American Electric Power net metering tariff case in West Virginia for clues as to what's coming in Virginia.

The Resilience of Solar Tax Credits Under the New Trump Administration

Dec 02, 2024

Fortunately, both Congress and business remain largely in support and federal tax credits for renewable energy are expected to remain intact.

Dominion Invents New Dirty Trick to Kill School Solar in Virginia

May 30, 2024

Everyone loves when K-12 schools go solar. But Dominion hates it. Now they've concocted a scheme to slow or stop school solar for good.

‘Solar Energy Journal’ Debunks Myths that Rooftop Solar is Subsidized by Non-Solar Customers — Provides Scientific Evidence that Net-Metered Solar Saves Money for Utilities and Ratepayers

Jan 25, 2024

A new paper in "Solar Energy Journal" by SSF researchers debunks the claim by utilities that ratepayers subsidize net-metered solar. Our data show the opposite: solar saves money for utilities and all ratepayers.

CEO Ryan McAllister Talks to UK’s Sky News about Government Support for Clean Energy

Apr 19, 2023

Has the new Inflation Reduction Act given the US an advantage over Britain and other nations on solar power, batteries and other new energy technology?

The Year that America Turned the Corner on Climate & Clean Energy

Jan 12, 2023

In 2022, Congress passed the most important legislation ever to support clean energy. Here's what it means for solar power and for you.

Meet Our Solar Education Group

Dec 07, 2022

Secure Solar Futures' staff has grown as two new members join our Solar Education Group to expand our programming in schools.

High Demand for Electric School Buses Leads to EPA Fund Increase

Oct 07, 2022

In response to higher demand than expected from public schools for funding under the new Clean School Bus Program, the US EPA just increased funds available to replace diesel school buses with electric ones.

Secretary of Energy Granholm and VA Sen. Kaine Tour Historic Secure Futures Solar Project

Aug 25, 2022

US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Virginia's US Senator Tim Kaine joined Secure Futures President Tony Smith to celebrate solar power and the new Inflation Reduction Act.

Rooftop Solar Benefits All Electricity Customers, Even Ones without Solar

Aug 05, 2022

Electric utilities claim that rooftop solar only helps solar customers but costs everyone else money. New research by Secure Futures shows the opposite: solar saves money for everybody on the grid.

The Ukraine War Will Raise Both Gas and Electricity Prices. The Solution is Not Fast Fossil Fuels but Fast Solar.

Mar 15, 2022

Utilities use natural gas, which spikes with the price of oil, to generate much of the power on the grid. Installing solar panels now on a fast track is the best way to lower energy costs quickly.

Public Health Groups Push for Electric School Buses

Dec 09, 2021

The money Congress has already voted for electric school buses is a good start, but public health advocates are asking for much more.

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