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Net-metering battle between utilities and solar industry heats up in California

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is preparing to reconsider the credit rooftop solar consumers receive for the excess energy they produce, and the battle between utilities and the solar industry is in full swing. California’s three major investor-owner utilities, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and …

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Letters to the Editor: Rooftop solar is a win-win for customers and utilities. Why make it more expensive?

News / By Staff

To the editor: Over a typical 25-year life span, a rooftop solar system costs about 6 cents per kilowatt hour of electricity produced. Most installers have finance programs where the monthly cost is less than the utility bill. Instead of putting road blocks in front of rooftop solar, utilities should encourage and embrace it. (“California …

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Sunrise brief: EPC contractor buy expands Koch’s solar reach

Finance / By Staff

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Sunrise brief: Bipartisan group of eight US Senators urge President Biden not to extend solar tariffs

Policy / By Staff

Mississippi boosts low-income incentives in updated net metering rules Under the new rules, all public utility customers are eligible for a $3,000.00 upfront cash rebate for any 3 kW-6 kW that is used, at least in part, for self-supply, while all customers at or below 250% of the federal poverty line can receive a 2 …

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How might they affect you?

News / By Staff

Later this year, the California Public Utilities Commission expects to update the rules over how owners of rooftop solar systems are compensated. If the past is any indication, the debate will be a fierce one between the state’s utilities and the solar industry. Monday marked the day the two sides — as well as other …

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Letters to the Editor: How to make home greywater systems take off like rooftop solar

News / By Staff

To the editor: Residing in Southern California, we live in a semi-arid environment. Unless we want to dry up and blow away, we definitely need to capture and use the precious rain we get here, as your editorial noted. But we also need to prioritize and encourage the use of residential greywater. Water usage in …

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CIT Group lines up refinancing for 130 MW solar portfolio

Finance / By Staff

CIT Group said that its power and energy business led the refinancing of a $69 million portfolio of solar facilities owned and operated by Strata Clean Energy. The portfolio includes 21 operating solar assets in North Carolina that total more than 130 MW of generation capacity. Output is covered by power purchase agreements. In late …

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“Taxing the sun”; experts call for changes to potential California rooftop solar-killing proposal

Policy / By Staff

Net Energy Metering (NEM) has been a critical policy in launching the California rooftop solar market, which has grown to a robust 1.3 million homes covered in panels, representing about 50% of the US residential market. It also helped launch distributed commercial rooftop projects, another key part of California’s race to electrical decarbonization. That effort …

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Sheetz enters solar supply deal with Constellation

Installation / By Staff

The deal will provide Sheetz with enough renewable energy to power nearly 70% of the chain’s Pennsylvania facilities. February 18, 2022 Popular mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience store chain, Sheetz, has come to a long-term renewable energy supply agreement with Constellation, enough to power nearly 70% of the chain’s Pennsylvania facilities with renewable energy. Sheetz will …

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California debating the future of rooftop solar’s biggest incentive

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(Reuters) – California’s power utilities have asked state officials to reduce the amount of money homeowners make selling excess electricity from rooftop solar panels into the grid, a proposal that could slow widespread solar adoption. Policies made in California, the nation’s biggest market for rooftop solar panels, often serve as a template for other states …

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