Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:00:42 +0000
Hawaii is struggling to convert to renewable energy and has created an innovative residential battery storage sharing program to help make that happen.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2022 18:50:48 +0000
In a recent article, we shared the developing story of attacks on net metering policies around the United States, even in solar-friendly states. While not all of the attacks are successful, many are. Many people think this is going to be bad for rooftop solar, but it could end up being a blessing in disguise. […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:50:02 +0000
There is a threat to clean energy that’s proliferating around the United States. In articles like this one, we’ve covered the story of several states messing with net metering, and how it would harm the adoption of rooftop solar. Net metering helps solar customers by crediting them for the extra electricity their panels produce, and […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 01:36:15 +0000
Georgia Public Service Commission votes unanimously to establish clean energy working group, but rejects expansion of popular rooftop solar program
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:10:19 +0000
JACKSON, MS and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to adopt its updated Net Metering and Interconnection Rules. The new rules expand the state’s net metering program by raising the participation cap for rooftop solar and prioritizing solar adoption for low-to-moderate income (LMI) customers, among other steps. Following is a […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:47:04 +0000
There’s been a disgusting development in Indiana that not only hurts the environment and national security, but could cost middle-class homeowners (and voters!) thousands of dollars per Indiana household. It’s called net metering, a practice that allows individuals who own rooftop solar to “sell back” extra, unneeded electricity back to the utility company as credit […]
Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:00:37 +0000
In this post, I’ll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system is already cheaper than grid electricity costs. I previously wrote an article about which solar system to use, where I compared Tesla versus SunPower for the better system, and I’ll also follow that up with the decision I made and why […]
Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:00:37 +0000
In this post, I’ll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system is already cheaper than grid electricity costs. I previously wrote an article about which solar system to use, where I compared Tesla versus SunPower for the better system, and I’ll also follow that up with the decision I made and why […]
Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:50:45 +0000
There have been attacks on solar net metering for a decade or more, due to the fact that net metering shifts revenue and profit from utilities to individual homeowners. An extreme attack on California solar net metering arose in the past year, but then recently stalled and got punted indefinitely after a lot of backlash. […]
Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:40:05 +0000
A sweeping new bill was introduced in California that would greatly increase the cost of solar.