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U.S. Energy Department Offers $1.45 Billion Loan Guarantee for Solar Supply Chain Facility

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The U.S. Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office on Aug. 8 announced a conditional loan guarantee commitment of up to $1.45 billion to QCells, a crystalline silicon solar manufacturer, to support a solar supply chain facility in Cartersville, Georgia. The facility would be capable of producing 3.3 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels annually, which has the…...

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U.S. Consumers Save $8.4 Billion On Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments During 2023

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The U.S. Treasury Department on Aug. 7 reported that over 3.4 million U.S. consumers benefited from $8.4 billion in tax credits to reduce the costs of clean energy and energy efficiency enhancements to their households during 2023. This is the first public release of data from 2023 tax filing displaying the benefit of clean energy…...