The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is unveiling a comprehensive policy agenda for President Trump and the 119th Congress to ensure the United States is the world’s dominant solar and storage market.
This policy agenda calls for strengthening the solar and storage industries as part of a broad strategy to achieve American energy independence and security. It calls for eliminating dependence on China for solar energy and storage components and continuing the sustained increase in manufacturing investment.
“Solar energy is critical to meeting America’s growing electricity needs and providing power for manufacturing, data centers, cryptocurrency and AI,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of SEIA. “This is a roadmap for the Trump Administration and Congress to take advantage of strong federal solar and storage policies and realize their vision of a dominant American energy sector. Implementing this agenda will give the United States control over the solar energy supply chain and ensure that American communities can benefit from solar jobs, storage and economic growth.”
The US solar industry grew by 128% during President Trump’s first term, reaching a total installed capacity of 100 GW, enough to power more than 17 million homes. This period of growth put the United States on track to become the world’s second-largest solar market today, with 220 GW on the grid.
SEIA’s policy agenda includes the following core objectives:
- Eliminate dependence on China
- Increase in US solar energy production
- Meet the demand challenges of data centers, AI and crypto
- Reduce administrative burden in the energy sector
- Support energy choice and energy freedom
- Protect private property rights
- Bring more jobs to America’s heartland
SEIA and its members will advocate for this agenda during the transition and the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
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