Tag: regulations
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Arizona regulators reject new solar fixed charges requested by two utilities (but ends net metering)
Out in Arizona, home of the demand charge, the Arizona Corporation Commission rejected a request by two utilities to subject new solar customers to large monthly fixed charges. As part of their recent rate cases, Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and UNS Electric sought a monthly Grid Access Charge andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Arizona utility launches program to install solar on customer houses at no cost
Arizona utility APS has launched a new program, APS Solar Communities, to make renewable energy more accessible. Designed specifically for limited- and moderate-income customers, APS Solar Communities approved participants agree to have a rooftop solar system installed at no cost. Customers then begin receiving a monthly $30 bill credit fromRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New York adds $15 million to clean energy workforce funding (here’s where it’s going)
It can’t be said enough: the solar industry and the clean energy economy means jobs. For a state like New York that has big forward-thinking plans, that means prepping a workforce for this new world, which is why the state has approved $15 million in new funding for clean energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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C-PACE financing for solar, efficiency projects now approved in Delaware
Delaware Governor John Carney signed Senate Bill 113 into law on Wednesday, enabling Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing in Delaware. Once implemented, PACE will offer a new method for financing commercial energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Governor Carney praised the bill’s potential impact on Delaware, “By offeringRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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California passes roadmap to 100 percent renewable energy by 2045: Boosts to storage, multi-family PV
California is changing the renewable energy game yet again, sending a series of bills to the governor’s desk that will drive energy storage adoption, multi-family installs and get California to be 100 percent renewable by 2045. SB 700 For years now Bernadette Del Chiaro, executive director of the California SolarRead More — Solar Builder magazine