Recently, these terms have been front and center for millions of Americans. Between historic federal legislation, intensifying natural disasters and rising electricity prices, the clean energy transition is more relevant and urgent than ever.
However, a quiet storm is brewing that risks undercutting American clean energy and climate progress.
A proposed change to the 2024 International Building Code would stymie clean energy development and slow our country’s response to the climate crisis. This misguided proposal by FEMA would raise the structural “risk category” for ground-mounted solar installations, energy storage systems, and wind turbines to the highest level possible, on par with requirements for hospitals and fire stations.
This is a gross overreach. There is no extended record of irreparable damage to solar arrays from higher seismic, wind or snow loads, and there…
Under The Radar: Little-Known Code Proposal Imperils American Clean Energy
