CPUC released the Net Energy Metering Cost Effectiveness Evaluation report.
Initial coverage on the story from Dana Hull from San Jose Mercury News here
Executive summary findings include “The costs associated with all NEM generation are forecast to be approximately $1.1 billion per year in 2020 (in $2012). This is approximately 3.2% of the forecasted utility revenue requirement.”
Provide your comments to the CPUC here
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Residential solar is the big distributed energy story of the year. It has been the root of the growth driving the market, new financing policies and most of all the threat to status quo for electric utilities. As more and more States become eligible markets for residential solar, how will the discussion proceed?
News
- Solar Industry: SolarWorld Pushes Back On SEIA Plan To End Trade Dispute
- Tucson Weekly: The Battle for a Solar Arizona
- SiliconBeat: Jerry Brown Tries To Revive PACE
- ABQJournal: PNM modeling shows solar power good, economic choice
- Motley Fool: Infighting Begins in Solar Industry
- Washington Post: What happens if you add lots of wind and solar to the grid?
Opinions
- NY Times: Is Natural Gas ‘Clean’?
- Pacific Standard: How Ronald Reagan Turned Out the Lights on Solar Power
- CleanTechnica: Solar Subsidies Article in Wall Street Journal Misses The Beat
Have a great day!
Yann