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Tag: Nevada

  • Nevada makes good, grandfathers early rooftop solar adopters

    When the state of Nevada decided to lower its net metering rate last year, the solar industry was understandably unhappy, but the biggest uproar was over the decision to retroactively alter the rates of early adopters, who installed solar (at the government’s encouraging) under the premise of a different rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nevada Supreme Court decides against voting referendum to restore net metering

    Nevada decides yet again to remove power from the people. The state Supreme Court has decided against a referendum for the upcoming election that would have let people vote on whether or not to restore net metering rates. The decision was based on the description required to explain the effectRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Will Nevada revive its net metering rates? (or at least grandfather customers in?)

    The residential solar industry in Nevada was buried earlier this year when the state’s regulators reduced the retail remuneration rate paid to net metering customers and also created a separate customer class for residential and small-scale solar. There was an increase in fixed charges as well as a decrease inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Will this NRDC report revive the Nevada rooftop solar industry?

    Don’t call it a comeback, but the rooftop solar industry may be saved in Nevada after all. For one, Sunrun recently met with Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval about its desire to reenter the market. But maybe more importantly, the National Resources Defense Council and SolarCity released the results of a study thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower dedicates 15-MW PV system at Nellis Air Force Base

    Some solar companies are still able to find work in Nevada. SunPower Corp. joined NV Energy, U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Miranda Ballentine and 99th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Richard Boutwell in dedicating a new 15-MW SunPower solar power system that is now operatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine