Rachel Metea
rachelmetea.bsky.social
Rachel Metea
@rachelmetea.bsky.social
Chicago-based journalist for pv magazine.
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🔥 Proof that vertical #monopoly utilities oppose community solar just to protect profits! ComEd in Illinois (where utilities don’t own power plants) says, “we’re all for [community solar].” vist.ly/3n<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lkszwvja2gutteosqeiyifla" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">7ptxg h/t <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lkszwvja2gutteosqeiyifla" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@rachelmetea.bsky.social / PV Mag
For rooftop, community solar, ‘we’re all for it,’ ComEd says
Electric utility ComEd and its parent company Exelon spoke in a keynote session at the Midwest Solar Expo about why, as utilities, they want growth in the community solar and rooftop solar markets.
pv-magazine-usa.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Ohio state representatives reintroduced a bill to legalize community solar after the legislation’s previous versions were left to die in the Senate. #communitysolar
Republican lawmakers retry bill to bring community solar to Ohio
Ohio state representatives reintroduced a bill to legalize community solar after the legislation's previous versions were left to die in the Senate.
pv-magazine-usa.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This bill fascinated me the more read up on it when I first reported it. So spoke with Vote Solar to learn more about this progressive solar bill that began as a Republican-led effort. #energysky
Why Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize community solar might make a breakthrough
After nearly a decade of failed legislation, a coalition of community solar advocates are making headway in an effort to support community solar in Pennsylvania. Vote Solar's Elowyn Corby spoke about ...
pv-magazine-usa.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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1/2 From @rachelmetea.bsky.social. The Texas legislature listened to their constituents (see 2/2) and decided to pass on 3 bills that would have slowed the Texas solar industries' record progress. 🔌💡

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Anti-solar bills die in Texas House
Legislation that would "kill renewable energy in Texas" failed to progress in the state's House of Representatives.
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June 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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From @rachelmetea.bsky.social "there is growing concern about what happens to solar panels when they are no longer useful". I travel to a lot of conservative states and I get the recycling question ALL THE TIME. Recycling is a MUST for Solar adoption. 🔌💡🌞

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Solar recycling facility opens in New Jersey
Commercial Solar Panel Recycling said its permit to open the facility was the first of its kind specific to solar recycling.
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May 13, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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@rachelmetea.bsky.social brings us news from Oklahoma. "Oklahoma was one of fifteen states in which solar capacity grew by more than 50% in 2024." 🔌💡🐃

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Bill to build out agrivoltaics in Oklahoma advances
With Oklahoma's sudden surge in solar development, the House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at bringing harmony between renewable energy and the state's farms and ranches.
pv-magazine-usa.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Thanks for sharing this article about community solar in Illinois #communitysolar
January 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM