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Hawaii’s Trailblazing Solar Market Continues to Struggle Without Net Metering
By [email protected] Hawaii’s residential solar market continues to contract, a phenomenon the industry largely attributes to policy changes that went into effect after the state ended net energy metering in 2015. The number of active solar companies on Oahu, the state’s largest market, dropped from 300 in 2015 to just 98 last year, according to…
Connecticut net metering is safe until after 2021 due to law reversal
By Kelsey Misbrener The 2018 Connecticut state law that would have ended net metering was reversed before it had a chance to take effect. On June 4, the Connecticut Senate voted 32-1 to pass HB 5002, which rescinds a 2018 state law that called for sunsetting net metering this fall. The bill delays action on…
New Hampshire governor vetoes net metering expansion for second time
By Kelsey Misbrener New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu vetoed HB 365 even though it passed in the legislature with bipartisan support. He vetoed a similar bill last September, according to NHPR. The bill would have raised the ability to net meter qualifying renewable energy projects from 1 MW up to 5 MW. According to renewable…
‘Every Asset We Deploy in the Field Has the Potential to Become a Sensor’
By [email protected] JEA, the municipal utility in Jacksonville, Florida, has become a leader in the state’s residential energy storage landscape with the introduction of a rebate program and an updated net metering structure. It is considered as one of the most innovative municipal utilities in the country. Julio Romero Agüero is JEA’s Chief Innovation and…
10 Mistakes I’ve Made Selling and Installing Battery Storage Systems
By [email protected] Upcoming electric rate changes in parts of the U.S. mean that almost every home and business here will eventually benefit from a battery connected to their solar system. These combined systems provide tangible economic benefits: time-shifting energy use, energy arbitrage, preserving the benefits of net metering and demand-charge reduction. But surprisingly, the vast…
Solar advocates speak out against Idaho Power’s attempt to gut net metering
By Kelsey Misbrener Advocates are raising concerns about a proposal from Idaho Power Company that would increase utility bills and uncertainty for many businesses and farmers that want to use solar energy to meet their own electricity needs. The utility’s application to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, which was filed Friday, seeks to immediately suspend…
Vote Solar urges South Carolina legislature to move faster to pass Energy Freedom Act
By Kelsey Misbrener After unanimous support in the South Carolina House of Representatives, the SC Energy Freedom Act (H. 3659) moves to the South Carolina Senate at a vital time for the state’s solar industry. As net metering cap deadlines approach, the bill is more important than ever. With overwhelming public support, as well as…
New report summarizes state progress on net metering alternatives
By Kelsey Misbrener The National Regulatory Research Institute has released a new study of actions by U.S. states to change distributed energy resources rate designs for the customer side of the meter. “Review of State Net Energy Metering and Successor Rate Designs” is a summary of the activity among state public utility commissions in finding…
Encore Renewable Energy adds rooftop solar to UVM Medical Center in Vermont
By Kelsey Misbrener Encore Renewable Energy announced the commissioning of a 198-kW solar array on the roof of the UVM Medical Center on Holly Court in Williston, Vermont. The project began generating solar electricity in December 2018. UVM Medical Center will receive net metering credits at a discount, along with a steady stream of lease…
To Expand Clean Energy Access to All Californians, It’s Time to Expand Net Metering
By [email protected] California is an undisputed clean energy juggernaut. Californians have developed the country’s most ambitious cap and trade program, own more electric cars than any other state, and have created 542,000 clean energy jobs. They have created Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs), to accelerate the adoption of renewables. And the entire state affirmed its commitment…
Nevada PUC Denies Apartment Dwellers Rooftop Solar Access
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent Nevada has long had a love/hate relationship with the rooftop solar industry. Despite having one of the highest insolation rates in the nation, it’s rooftop solar segment experienced a near-death experience when the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (NPUC) decided to eviscerate net metering at a December meeting…
29 Renewable Energy Markets You Need to Watch Out For in 2019
By [email protected] You won’t have to look far to find a renewable energy market worth tracking next year. As more countries establish gigawatt-scale markets for renewables and storage, the global picture is getting much more diverse. Experts helped GTM identify at least 29 countries where wind, solar and energy storage prospects will be worth keeping…
New Hampshire Net Metering Veto Could Crush Rooftop Industry
By Frank Andorka By Frank Andorka, Senior Correspondent New England is one of the hottest solar areas of the country, with New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts getting all the attention. Unfortunately, New Hampshire may not be joining them after their governor vetoed a bill designed to raise an arbitrary 1 MW cap on net…
Solar policy report finds a resurgence in proposals for distributed generation customer fees in Q3
By Kelsey Misbrener The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3 2018 edition of The 50 States of Solar. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, distributed solar valuation, community solar, residential fixed charges, residential demand and…