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Abigail Ross Hopper

Abigail Ross Hopper

President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association

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The death of residential solar tax credits

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President & CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association - Departed SEIA January 30, 2026; successor search underway

The 30% federal residential solar tax credit died at midnight on December 31, 2025. For twenty years, Section 25D let homeowners slash $9,000 off a typical $30,000 solar installation. The Inflation Reduction Act had extended it through 2032. Then Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' accelerated the sunset by seven years, sparking a desperate year-end rush as installers sold out months in advance and homeowners scrambled to beat the deadline.

Updated Jan 15

Trump’s permitting crackdown strands U.S. wind and solar boom

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President and CEO, Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) - Leading industry pushback against the renewable permitting freeze

Trump promised to “unleash American energy.” Instead, his administration has nearly shut the door on big onshore wind and solar. Since he took office in January 2025, just one major solar project on federal land has been approved, and none at all since Interior Secretary Doug Burgum demanded personal sign-off on every renewable decision.

Updated Dec 11, 2025