Survey said a majority of homeowners want to go solar, but up-front costs are a deterrent
Rocket Homes found that 66.5% of homeowners surveyed would like to go solar–and they know it saves on the electric bill and increases resale value–but they need financial incentives to handle costs.
Duke’s proposed Net Metering 2.0 rule change in North Carolina meets stiff opposition
Add North Carolina to the list of states considering changes to net metering rules, as Duke Energy proposes shifting costs to solar customers.
Sunrise brief: The Sunshine State close to shutting the door on net-metered solar
Also on the rise: Greenbacker acquires a significant financial interest in the 150MW operating Aurora solar portfolio. Community choice solar programs save New Yorkers $7 million in seven months. LONGi pits its modules against others in snow load test. American Battery Factory announces giga-plans. UL and NREL released a report on cybersecurity certification recommendations. Vibrant Clean Energy study details approaches for Michigan to reach carbon neutrality. Wood Mac analysts help install solar in Puerto Rico.
Florida rooftop solar bills put 40,000 jobs and $18 billion in economic activity at stake
Two bills moving their way through the House and Senate of Florida threaten to slash the value of Net Energy Metering. The bills are being described as a knockout punch to the industry and have strong bipartisan opposition.
50 states of solar incentives: Maine
In this series, pv magazine will be exploring incentives and programs available to both installers and customers of all sizes looking to go solar state-by-state, across the country.
Where renewable energy policies are working
The 2022 Community Power Scorecard developed by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance grades the states on which give communities the most power to advance clean energy and which present barriers to local economic development through renewable power. Only four received top grades, indicating that most states have a lot of work to do.
Protest planned as Florida net metering bill could “set rooftop solar back a decade”
Under the proposed reduction to the compensation for excess solar generation, 93% of surveyed solar shoppers to say they are no longer interested in buying.
Florida legislators attempt to appease solar advocates with amendment to controversial net metering bill
The amendment would allow existing net metering customers to keep their current rates for 20 years, but would slash future rates and add in base facilities charges, electric grid access fees, monthly minimum bills, or other fixed charges.
Nova Scotia Power net-metering fee may stall industry in its tracks
Sierra Club Canada calls on Nova Scotians to demand energy democracy after the utility proposes to charge a premium on net-metered solar installations.
“Taxing the sun”; experts call for changes to potential California rooftop solar-killing proposal
Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 is expected to crush rooftop solar as proposed. In an Environmental Working Group (EWG) webinar, experts debunked NEM’s assumptions, forecast the damage the proposal would cause to California’s environment and communities. The group issued a call Governor Newsom to shut down the proposal, which many are calling a “tax on the sun”.
