Mississippi revamps its net metering policy
The new program tackles barriers to solar adoption for low-income customers through a net metering rate adder and a one-time $3,500 upfront cash rebate.
California solar net metering comment period closed, here’s what leaders said
California has finished collecting public comment on NEM 3.0, a policy that is considered anti-rooftop solar, and has provisions that are called “a tax on the sun.”
50 States of Solar Incentives: Delaware
The second smallest state in the nation is not known for large-scale solar installations, but the tide is slowly turning.
Florida added more than 40,000 rooftop solar systems in 2021
The state achieved 41% year-over-year growth in added capacity, and surpassed 1 GW of cumulative installed rooftop solar.
Sunrise brief: Residential solar offers price certainty in chaotic electricity markets
Also on the rise: ZiGGY the robot that comes when your EV needs a charge. Why every state can learn from Hawai‘i’s solar journey. And more.
Sunrise brief: Biden halts solar tariffs. What’s next?
Also on the rise: Vermont expected to delay long-term changes to solar net metering. Enphase Energy expands battery storage deployment in Puerto Rico. And more.
Recurrent Energy completes Mississippi’s largest solar installation under a Build Transfer Agreement
The Sunflower Solar Station is one of the first utility scale projects to be constructed in the United States using the BTA model.
Sunrise brief: Six members of Congress sign letter urging DOC to continue solar anti-circumvention investigation
Also on the rise: How much will solar costs rise? The answer to where Qcells will build its manufacturing plant. Interesting gear at Intersolar. Duke and installers compromise on net metering. And more.
Duke Energy, North Carolina solar installers compromise on net metering
After intervention by some of the state’s largest rooftop solar installers, the new compromise includes a delay of time-of-use rates for net metering customers until at least 2026 and a ‘Proposed Bridge Rate’ for new net metering customers.
Incentives drive solar adoption among low- to middle-income residents
With the emerging energy justice agenda, US policymakers could use incentives to help low- to moderate-income households adopt solar, according to a recent Lawrence Berkeley National Lab report.
