{"id":92337,"date":"2020-11-05T14:51:36","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=92337"},"modified":"2020-12-15T07:28:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T12:28:12","slug":"november-2020-issue-2020-regional-solar-policy-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2020\/11\/november-2020-issue-2020-regional-solar-policy-update\/","title":{"rendered":"November 2020 Issue: 2020 Regional Solar Policy Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chintpowersystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-90359 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><strong>Solar Power World November 2020 Digital Edition is sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chintpowersystems.com\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CPS North America | Chint Power Global<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; width: 100%; height: 326px;\" src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=solar_20power_20world_20november_202020&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;u=wtwhmedia\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Solar power\u2019s important role in the 2020 presidential election<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;ve followed political news closely ever since my time in journalism school at Kent State University, but I don&#8217;t remember renewables ever playing such a big role on the national stage as they did in the 2020 general election. Greentech Media&#8217;s Emma Foehringer Merchant reported that energy and the environment got more air time in the first 2020 presidential debate than in all of the 2016 presidential debates combined.<\/p>\n<p>Renewable energy and the importance of green jobs came up time and again in candidates&#8217; platforms, television ads and debate answers from the beginning of primary season to the final days before the general election. It&#8217;s clear that many politicians think solar and other renewable energies will play a crucial role in these next years in the fight against climate change.<\/p>\n<p>I know solar power will keep growing regardless of whether there&#8217;s positive policy in place to encourage it. But good solar policy helps speed up that growth, and speeding it up means making clean energy more accessible to more Americans.<\/p>\n<p>COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks this year, and that included state legislatures that had to push aside any non-essential business to instead focus on COVID relief and testing and tracing efforts. Now that we&#8217;re learning to live with the pandemic, state governments are beginning to resume non-COVID-related policy discussions, including those concerning solar and renewable policy. Here&#8217;s hoping 2021 will bring with it new policy innovations that can help make solar and storage accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>As we head into the holiday season, stay healthy and stay engaged in the policy decisions that affect the solar industry!<\/p>\n<p>Kelsey Misbrener<br \/>\nSenior Editor<br \/>\nkmisbrener@wtwhmedia.com<br \/>\n@SolarKelseyM<br \/>\n@SolarPowerWorld<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Solar Power World November 2020 Digital Edition is sponsored by CPS North America | Chint Power Global Solar power\u2019s important role in the 2020 presidential election I&#8217;ve followed political news closely ever since my time in journalism school at Kent State University, but I don&#8217;t remember renewables ever playing such a big role on 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