Is the sun setting on Pennsylvania’s solar future?

Pennsylvania’s solar ambitions face high federal and state hurdles

This article by Capital & Main is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. It was a Thursday when Pennsylvania energy regulators received a pair of letters. The first let them know that $156 million in solar grant money they’d received in 2024 had been revoked; the…

Is the sun setting on Pennsylvania’s solar future?

Sal Miranda (C) and Tony Chang of the nonprofit GRID Alternatives install no-cost solar panels on the rooftop of a low-income household on October 19, 2023, in Pomona, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).This story was originally published by Capital & Main.  It was a Thursday when Pennsylvania energy regulators received a pair of letters. The first let them know that $156 million in solar grant money they’d received in 2024 had been …