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Solar 101: The basics of net metering for your solar project

The concept of net metering is important to understand as it affects how long your solar project takes to pay for itself, and how your contractor will design your project. Here’s what you need to know.

South Carolina regulators save net metering, reject Dominion’s proposal

Regulators agreed to keep net metering in place while transitioning to Dominion Energy’s existing time-of-use rate schedule for new solar customers.

Indiana regulators slash a net metering rate, advise solar owners to buy a battery

One installer said the ruling would extend payback periods to as long as 25 years and effectively dry up new business in southwest Indiana.

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Making the numbers work for a residential energy storage system

Solar-plus-storage on residential rooftops pencils out in only a handful of markets. Here’s how the numbers work.

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Sunrise brief: Innovative Portland program is poised to approve clean energy portfolio

Also on the rise: Jeep installs EV chargers at three trailheads with plans for more, worldwide wind grew at a record clip in 2020, a net metering bill fizzles, a pension fund eyes Spanish solar, and Enphase Energy enters South Africa’s solar market.

Arkansas legislators consider bill to slash solar net metering value

House Bill 1787 would change the state’s net metering so that solar customers would lose roughly two-thirds of their current benefit.

California utilities allege $3b rooftop solar ‘cost shift’ in bid to change net metering rules

Solar advocates said the investor-owned utility proposal would hurt the state’s residential solar market and shift power from consumers to corporations.

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Sunrise brief: These 3 states have the most small-scale solar PV

Also on the rise: $150m construction revolver for DSD, Sunlight Financial offers Spanish language products, and what’s up with wind?

Sunrise brief: Good solar makes good neighbors, researchers say

Also on the rise: Wyoming considers a solar production tax, NREL updates a renewable energy data tool, and extensions may be sought to the FERC 2222 timeline.

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Top 10 distributed solar policy trends of 2020

The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center tracked policy actions and highlights in a report key trends.

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