Tag: net metering
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Nevada PUC votes for slower phase-in of higher rates, pleasing no one
The rate issues in Nevada didn’t improve for the solar industry as the Public Utilities Commission voted to keep the new higher rates for solar customers, only deciding to extend the phase-in over a longer period of time. The Background: The PUC approved new, higher rates in December for solar customers afterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Maine solar installers petition legislature to preserve net metering policy
Maine solar installers, local and national businesses, environmental organizations, and the newly-formed Solar Energy Association of Maine delivered a petition with nearly 4,000 signatures to the Legislature today, urging Maine regulators and lawmakers to preserve current net metering policy as a side-by-side option for consumers who want to go solar.Read More
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Massachusetts hits both net metering, REC caps, halting a ton of solar business
Another state rocking and rolling in solar installations is turning off the lights and unplugging the speakers,at least for now. We turn to Massachusetts, still one of the top solar states, which hit its net metering cap last year, and has just now hit its renewable energy certificates cap thisRead More
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Another solar win: California keeps net metering rates
Outside of Nevada, the solar industry seems to be winning contentious debates left and right. Maybe the most major of these debates was taking place in California and, of course, concerned net metering. The margin was narrow, but in a 3 to 2 vote, California’s Public Utilities Commission upheld the netRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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New Hampshire net metering cap angst: SunRay Solar lays off one-third of its workforce
SunRay Solar LLC is a full-service solar energy systems integrator and is the leading installer for ground-mount in New Hampshire — but perhaps no longer. The Concord-based SunRay made the decision to layoff one-third of its workers and scale back operations because of New Hampshire’s solar net metering cap. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine