Tag: Vote Solar
-
IREC interconnection grades highlight need for reforms support clean energy growth
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released its Freeing the Grid interconnection grades, showing room for improvement in the United States. The grades assess each of the United States, as well as Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico on the quality of its interconnection policies. These policies govern how distributed energy resources (DERs) — such as solar……
-
New DER planning model shows why local solar-for-all costs less
The grid of the not-so-distant future will be clean, distributed and co-optimized. What that means is that generation and other resources on transmission and distribution lines will be designed and built to work together for maximum efficiency and savings for individual customers and the system as a whole. The FederalRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
Duke Energy, solar industry agree on ‘Solar Choice Net Metering’ plan in South Carolina
Duke Energy says it has reached an agreement with leading solar installers, environmental groups and renewable energy advocates that, if approved by regulators, will create long-term stability for the residential solar industry in South Carolina. The deal will provide options for customers while allowing the company to address increasing electric demandRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
COVID-19 response: Massachusetts doubles its SMART program, but solar industry reaction is mixed
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) released emergency regulations that expand and update the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target Program (SMART), the state’s main incentive program for solar. The expansion will help drive enough solar to power the equivalent of more than 250,000 homes. “Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, the Baker-PolitoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
-
As Illinois nears the end of net metering, solar installers make the case that it’s too soon
From the Energy News Network: Solar installers in Ameren Illinois’ territory have hit a key milestone, prompting a regulatory process with high stakes for the future of rooftop solar in the state. Illinois’ 2017 Future Energy Jobs Act calls for replacing retail net metering with a localized value-of-solar rate asRead More — Solar Builder magazine