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.
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.
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.
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.
Wyoming bill would repeal net metering and replace it with…?
The proposed legislation is vague, but the state’s utility regulators would be tasked with creating a new program that would be “fair” to all ratepayers.
Solar roundup: Lower export fees in Michigan and net metering takes a hit in Vermont
Consumers Energy cuts solar export fees in Michigan, while net metering takes a hit in Vermont. And TVA wants feedback on an environmental report for a planned 50 MW solar and 200 MWh storage project in Mississippi.
Six of the year’s most impactful solar policies, courtesy of SELC
The 2020 “Solar Makers” include states, regulators and utilities taking action to encourage rooftop solar. This year’s “Solar Brakers” include utility policies that SELC says undermine rooftop solar as a cost-effective choice.
