Policy

California has multiple crises in its electricity sector. Electric utilities are under legal obligation to deliver on four key aspects: to render adequate, impartial and reasonably efficient service at reasonable rates to all ratepayers. Yet, the state’s investor-owned utilities are dealing with mounting struggles on each of these obligations. First, on adequacy, the state has …

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Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory published an open access guide to rooftop solar and battery energy storage that covers costs, incentives, policies and more. April 11, 2024 As more and more homeowners go solar, neighbors are increasingly wondering how they get on board the clean energy train. To help people get started, Pacific Northwest …

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Virginia targets 30% renewable energy by 2030, and 100% by 2050. While much of the buildout thus far has been at the utility-scale, this legislation now opens a market for the buildout of shared solar for Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power . April 10, 2024 Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation that creates a community solar …

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Advocacy group Vote Solar highlights policies it helped influence and develop in Q1 2024. April 9, 2024 Vote Solar is among the leading solar advocacy groups in the U.S., operating since 2002. The organization brings policy and technical expertise, coalition building and public engagement to drive outcomes to support the solar industry and its end …

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A coalition objects to the $24 fixed monthly charge that the California Public Utilities Commission approved to be levied on customers, regardless of how much electricity is used at home. April 5, 2024 The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a proposed decision that would apply an average charge of about $24 a month, adding …

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TVA decided not to build solar and storage despite 15 GW of such projects in its interconnection queue. TVA’s board of directors could overturn the gas plant decision, said an environmental law group spokesperson. April 5, 2024 TVA has announced it will build a fossil gas plant with at least 1.5 GW of capacity at the site …

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The PowerPair program offers up to $9,000 for residential customers who install approved home solar-plus-battery systems. April 5, 2024 Duke Energy received approval for the North Carolina Utility Commission to pilot a new incentive program, PowerPair. The program aims to incentivize residential customers to install solar with a battery storage system. The PowerPair program offers …

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