Illinois Commission sides with solar in Ameren’s attempt to skirt net...
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) voted 4-1 on Wednesday to reject Ameren Illinois’ proposed calculation of the number of solar net metering customers in their territory, resulting in the...
View ArticleMissouri legislature, electric co-ops look to charge solar customers more
The Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA) sent word that the state’s upcoming HB539 and SB178 bills, which seek to modify the state’s net-metering program, could negatively impact...
View ArticleFour takeaways from California NEM 3.0 remix
California is taking a new shot at designing residential solar incentives after a revision proposed in December 2021 raised the ire of nearly everyone in the solar industry and, coincidentally, almost...
View ArticleHow drastically California NEM 3.0 reduces solar energy export rates
At a time when solar energy is (seemingly) being prioritized by the federal government, the state that has led the solar charge is looking to scale things back. The California Public Utilities...
View ArticleWill California NEM 3.0 boost home energy storage?
Utilities were big winners in the California solar + storage market in mid-December, convincing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to slash the value of solar energy returned to the grid...
View ArticleReport: Net metering compensation moves to time-varying and avoided cost rates
The solar net metering headlines have been dominated by California’s NEM 3.0, but net metering compensation is being updated all over the country. The Q1 2023 edition of The 50 States of Solar finds...
View ArticleHome solar offers the best value in these states
Many “top solar states” lists are often skewed toward utility-scale solar project capacity. And as California’s NEM 3.0 rate changes show, past success / value in a state does not correlate to the...
View ArticleFive solar + energy storage trends to watch in 2024
Jose Colom, applications engineer manager with SMA America, forecasts the most compelling trends and developments he expects to see in 2024. As the world continues its transition toward cleaner and...
View ArticleSolar champions outraged by CPUC decisions that (further) gut net billing...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved further cutbacks to the state’s net billing incentives for distributed solar and storage systems — eroding economic value of new systems...
View ArticleSurviving the NEM 3 California solar market | Power Forward!
California solar installers experienced a disastrous 2023 as soon as the NEM 3 rate changes took effect. The California Solar and Storage Association reports about an 80 percent drop in rooftop solar...
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