Solar Powers America

44.9

Homes can be powered with U.S. solar

280K

Americans currently work in the U.S. solar industry

$71B

Value of the U.S. solar energy market in 2024

Tell Washington to Let America’s Solar and Storage Industry Build

Energy demand from AI and data centers is skyrocketing and solar and storage are the fastest, most affordable generation sources available. But right now, this administration is using every tool at its disposal to slow down solar deployment, delay grid upgrades, and undermine our energy security.

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Tell Gov. Murphy: Protect Streamlined Solar Permitting in New Jersey!

A bill has unanimously passed the New Jersey legislature that would expedite the permitting process for rooftop solar systems by creating an automated permitting system. Permitting can be a lengthy and expensive component to installing solar + storage – potentially adding $3,800 to $4,500 to the cost of a typical rooftop solar system in New Jersey. Governor Murphy has legislation on his desk ready for his signature that would help households install solar more efficiently and for a lower price, so they can start saving money on their electricity bill even faster.

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Support Solar and Storage for a Strong, Reliable, Secure Electric Grid

When American families need power most, solar and storage are stepping up. Tell your local lawmakers that it’s time to build a power system we can count on—and that we need to invest in solar and storage to make it happen.

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Secure American Energy Independence

Join us in urging Congress to adopt a broad strategy for energy independence and security that includes strengthening the American solar and battery storage industries. To meet the country’s growing energy needs, the solar industry proposes 10 top priorities focused on creating jobs, increasing American manufacturing, and keeping taxes low. 

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Why America’s AI Leaders are Pumping Billions into Solar + Storage

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become an indispensable tool in our global economic system. From transportation and cybersecurity to healthcare and finance, America’s economic and technological competitiveness now depends on how efficiently companies can build AI capacity through data centers. Technology companies like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, and others are racing to build the computing power for American AI dominance.

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Federal Solar and Storage Policies Align with an America-First Energy Agenda

When President Trump first took office in 2017, the United States ranked 14th in the world for solar manufacturing. Today, we are the world’s third largest solar manufacturing economy, and American manufacturers can now produce enough to meet all U.S. demand for solar modules.

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Repealing Federal Energy Tax Credits Will Directly Harm American Households. Here’s How.

In communities across America, there is no question that families are struggling to make ends meet as the cost-of-living skyrockets. Rising prices confront families everywhere they turn — at the grocery store, at the gas pump, and on the housing market.

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We Need Solar and Storage to Address the Energy Emergency

Solar and energy storage can be built twice as fast as other technologies. Not only are they much simpler to engineer, their supply chains are more robust.

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American Solar Manufacturing Is Back, and It's Big

The only solar manufacturing ecosystem outside of China is quickly becoming reality. At full capacity, American solar module factories can now produce enough to meet nearly all demand for solar in the U.S.

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