You can opt out of our newsletters at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of every mail. A curve they have produced that is producing the inferno our grandchildren will have to live in. The real meat of the proceeding, where parties will present their proposals for what they believe the successor tariff should be and really show their hand will not begin until the Spring of 2021. By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment. It will effectively modify the rules for the net metering tariff in California, which is arguably the most important policy mechanism for customer-sited solar of the last decade. South Carolina, Virginia and Wisconsin have authorized net metering for systems up to 20 kW in capacity while Massachusetts allows for systems up to 10 MW and New Mexico authorizes net metering for systems up to 80 MW. Differences between state legislation, regulatory decisions and implementation policies mean that the mechanism for compensating solar customers varies widely across the country.

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We also offer comprehensive global coverage of the most important solar markets worldwide. Read our policy. This is shameful, but not surprising. Based on the findings from the lookback study, it seems like the reduction in export value will be more severe than what happened when NEM 2.0 got implemented. To provide a secure and reliable service, we send our email with MailChimp, which means we store email addresses and analytical data on their servers. Want to support net metering policies in your state? On the other hand, nonresidential customers pay bills that are slightly higher than their cost of service after installing customer-sited renewable resources. The U.S. is now home to more than 2 million solar PV installations, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced today.

Yikes…. That’s nuts. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. Required fields are marked *. Please be mindful of our community standards. McClure attached to his request an anti-rooftop solar document produced by Energy Fairness, a utility front group.

What is distributed generation’s real worth for the grid. Created by, United States Surpasses 2 Million Solar Installations, SEIA Commends Texas Senate for Passing Bill to Protect Solar Consumers, New York PSC Makes Needed Improvements to the Value of Distributed Energy Resources Framework, Solar Advocates File Emergency Motion to Prevent Ameren from Devastating Illinois’ Solar Market, New York Public Service Commission Extends Net Metering for Solar Customers Based on COVID Impacts, FERC Makes the Right Decision, Dismisses Misguided Net Metering Petition. Also, they’ve tied up the project because they can’t find a recycling facility they won’t need for 20-25 years?! This successor tariff proceeding was initiated by Assembly Bill 327, which was signed into law in October of 2013. Given that the value of exports will almost certainly get reduced, we expect that to be bullish for energy storage. Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy. The state’s new net metering is a highly anticipated, high-stakes proceeding. Click on the map below to visit the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE), which catalogues various policies for renewable energy nationwide, including net metering.

The original Net Energy Metering program in California (“NEM 1.0”) effectively enabled full-retail value net metering “allowing NEM customers to be compensated for the electricity generated by an eligible customer-sited renewable resource and fed back to the utility over an entire billing period.” Under the NEM 2.0 tariff, customers were required to pay charges that aligned them more closely with non-NEM customer costs than under the original structure. In fact, net metering policies create a smoother demand curve for electricity and allow utilities to better manage their peak electricity loads. Net metering is a billing mechanism that credits solar energy system owners for the electricity they add to the grid. Net metering allows residential and commercial customers who generate their own electricity from solar power to sell the electricity they aren't using back into the grid. Can a 20-person startup with $25 million get Oklo’s fast-fission micro-reactor to market? Nearly half of states with net metering policies authorize net metering for systems up to one or two MW in capacity.

Please be mindful of our community standards. What a shame. The outcome of this proceeding will have far reaching implications on the future of customer-sited solar and energy storage in California. Paying politicians to interfere in the natural progression of the relationship between science and a free market economy. Lowering the cost of energy and improving the air we all breath while flattening the climate change curve. By encouraging generation near the point of consumption, net metering also reduces the strain on distribution systems and prevents losses in long-distance electricity transmission and distribution. The evaluation also included a cost of service analysis, which estimates the marginal cost borne by the utility to serve a NEM 2.0 customer. As a developer seeks approval to build five solar farms totaling up to 138 MW in capacity, local officials in South Carolina fixate on end-of-life disposal plans for the panels:  An unnamed developer is currently seeking a deal with Horry County officials to build five solar farms in the county in coming months, aiming to break ground in mid-2021.
In May 2017, SEIA worked with a broad array of stakeholders to develop a set of principles to guide the future of net metering and rate design. For example, in the cost of service analysis the report stated that “residential customers that install customer-sited renewable resources on average pay lower bills than the utility’s cost to serve them.

Stay informed. I have always thought schools are pretty much the perfect place for solar installs. The opening paragraph of the report’s executive summary stated that “overall, we found that NEM 2.0 participants benefit from the structure, while ratepayers see increased rates.” In every test that the author’s conducted the results generally supported this conclusion for residential customers. They can use it to power the schools during the school year and since most schools are minimally used during the summer this can help the summer-time load. The cost effectiveness analysis tests, which estimate costs and benefits attributed to NEM 2.0 include: (i) total resource cost test, (ii) participant cost test, (iii) ratepayer impact measure test, and (iv) program administrator test. For more information please see our. Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy. Rooftop solar advocates contend Rocky Mountain Power’s figure is far too low and doesn’t reflect the additional benefits of rooftop solar. The state’s new net metering is a highly anticipated, high-stakes proceeding. In partnership with Clean Energy Associates, the webinar will discuss the IRS’ Safe Harbor Provision for Solar Energy Projects and how to make sure you’re take advantage of it.

The abrupt move would cost the average residential solar customer hundreds of dollars per year, wiping out savings on energy bills and putting solar projects out of reach for many consumers. We send newsletters with the approximate frequency outlined for each edition above, with occasional additional notifications about events and webinars.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission today rejected a controversial petition to end state and local jurisdiction over net metering programs. The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. pv magazine offers daily updates of the latest photovoltaics news.
Politicians don’t look beyond the next election and the next payola. By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment. During the day, most solar customers produce more electricity than they consume; net metering allows them to export that power to the grid and reduce their future electric bills. All Rights Reserved. The CPUC’s recent order instituting rule-making (OIR) filing stated that “the major focus of this proceeding will be on the development of a successor to existing NEM 2.0 tariffs. These “elected officials” not only actively ignore any valid scientific studies, they will denounce such studies as “fake news” or invent some conspiracy theory in order to bolster the viewpoint of their benefactors. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled. In NEM 2.0, non-bypassable charges, which are volumetric charges that must be paid on all imported energy and cannot be netted-out by exports, only equated to roughly $0.02 to $0.03/kWh. Verdant also hosted a webinar, which summarized the study’s inputs, assumptions, draft findings and results. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so. Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com. It is amazing how cheap various U.S. elected officials can be bought. Unfortunately, some utilities perceive net metering policies as lost revenue opportunities.

After years of tussling over net metering rules, Iowa solar advocates and the state’s largest utility finally found common ground recently on one core point: They all want the policy ground to stop shifting beneath their feet. How much and the mechanism for how exports get valued remains to be seen. Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. The main changes adopted when the NEM 2.0 was implemented were that NEM 2.0 customer-generators must: (i) pay a one-time interconnection fee; (ii) pay non-bypassable charges on each kilowatt-hour of electricity they consume from the grid; and (iii) customers were required to transfer to a time-of-use (TOU) rate. For more information please see our. Already, states have pulled back, including some at the leading edge of solar and renewables deployment. The most important feature of NEM 2.0 to be preserved from NEM 1.0 was the concept of net metering, which allows solar customers to sell excess energy back to the grid at the retail rate. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has officially commenced its “NEM-3” proceeding, which will establish the successor Net Energy Metering (NEM) tariff to the “NEM 2.0” program in California. But the utility says that’s too much and is asking the commission to set the rate it pays to homeowners much lower, an average of 1.5 cents/kWh. We would not be surprised to see future storage attachment rates in California look like the Hawaiian market today, which are upwards of 80% for certain types of customers and applications.