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Portugal's electricity regulatory authority has actually claimed higher than forecasted solar as well as wind generation has enabled it to propose a 2.6% reduction in regulated tariffs to protect consumers in the country from soaring energy rates.

The US Department of Commerce has actually offered itself more time to examine an anti-circumvention petition from Auxin Solar despite cautions from greater than 200 business that recommended tariffs could create "tragic and also unneeded injury" to the country's PV industry.

Vietnam's near-term renewables outlook will certainly be weighed down by regulatory and functional unpredictabilities stemming from a lack of clear policy as well as an "underdeveloped grid capacity", according to Fitch Solutions' most current report on the marketplace.

The US International Trade Commission has actually suggested that the Section 201 protect tariffs on solar cells and also modules be expanded.

A letter co-signed by more than 750 United States organisations has called on US Congress to push via policies to considerably ramp up renewables implementation in the country.

California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has actually approved a 11.5 GW purchase of power capability from greenhouse gas-free sources, while additionally approving a resolution that advocates stated will certainly have extreme negative influence on the state's residential solar and also solar-plus-storage development.

Senator Jon Ossoff has presented regulation that would establish a tax credit for US-based solar makers to help them much better compete with Chinese opponents.

A draft proposal put forward by China's National Development and also Reform Commission might see aids for brand-new solar projects terminated, beginning this year.

The US Department of the Treasury has actually disclosed exactly how new eco-friendly tax incentives will certainly be spent for by a tax raid on the fossil fuel sector, removing aids for oil and gas business.

France's grid operator RTE has warned of tighter than projection power supply margins, with hold-ups to renewables growth in the nation expected to exacerbate a shortfall of nuclear generation.

The US solar industry smashed multiple records in 2020 as the sector recorded an "historic" 4th quarter, teeing up an honest decade where installations are anticipated to more than quadruple.

The United States Senate has actually approved 2 candidates for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that were chosen by President Donald Trump, bringing the company to a full enhance of five commissioners.

The exemption for bifacial photovoltaic panels from Section 201 tariffs in the US has ultimately been reversed, implying bifacial panels imported right into the United States are currently subject to tariffs of 20%.

US President Donald Trump's plan to reverse the exemption for bifacial panels within Section 201 profession tariffs look readied to be warded off once more.

The United States Energy Storage Association (ESA) has actually taken on a target of 100GW of energy storage capability in the country by 2030, an ability it said would assist facilitate better penetration of renewables.