On April 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $10 million in funding over 5 years for two organizations to help accelerate the adoption of solar energy among local governments. The selected organizations, the International City-County Management Association (ICMA), and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, will conduct outreach to thousands...

Since February, the Solar Foundation has been hosting weekly Wednesday webinars (2-3 pm ET) on timely issues impacting the solar industry from finance, workforce training, current policies, utility interaction and tariffs, permitting, technology innovation and aesthetics, purchase process streamlining, insurance issues and more.   The webinars are free, but you must register to attend.  You...