Supporting Affordable Residential Access To Community Solar In Minnesota
How can community solar gardens be financed in ways that ensure broad participation?
Distributed Solar
Of New Power Generation, How Much Is On The Roof? — 2017 Update
Drawing on the latest national data available on new electricity sources, 2017 may have brought more sluggish gains in total new power plant capacity to the US than it had the year before, but it also brought another, more positive outcome: a notable surge in the nation’s distributed solar generation.
States Agree: Third-Party Ownership Enables Distributed Solar, But What’s Next?
Much has changed in the national solar market since an earlier analysis of the market and policy landscape in 2014. The solar market as a whole has continued to grow, and small-scale systems are proving to be better deals for communities than larger ones. So, compared with previous rankings of solar capacity, do states that allow third-party leases and power purchase agreements still dominate?
Community Solar & Value Of Solar Under Review in Minnesota
Minnesota’s leading community solar program is about to go through its first major change, from using net metering retail compensation (plus a credit payment) to using Minnesota’s value of solar payment. Unlike other states that have torpedoed net metering, Minnesota’s alternative compensation actually takes into account the value of solar energy to the utility, the grid, and society.
An Overlooked Solution For Competitive & Local Renewable Power
Today, there’s a battle brewing across the US to reinvigorate a little-used law and bring it into alignment with a modern marketplace riper than ever for small-scale renewables. Like other policies that present compelling local economic value — among them net metering and community solar — PURPA lives or dies by its implementation.
The Net Metering Disconnect
Net metering has become controversial in recent years and a rate hike for home solar owners in Nevada in December 2015 is the front lines of the brewing war. The Public Utilities Commission has created a new rate class for home solar, and it’s putting the distributed solar industry in … [continued]
Distributed Storage For Solar Systems To Be Worth $8 Billion In 2026
Distributed storage for solar systems is expected to be worth $8 billion in 2026 according to new analysis from Lux Research. According to intelligence firm Lux Research, the market for distributed storage for solar systems will be worth $8 billion in 2026, “as solar combines with storage in order to … [continued]
Global Revenue From Solar PV Installations Expected To Reach More Than $1.2 Trillion
The global revenue from solar PV installations is expected to total more than $1.2 trillion between 2015 to 2024, according to Navigant Research. According to figures published in a new company report, Distributed Solar PV, Navigant Research concludes that solar PV is at the head of a trend which will see … [continued]
Price Of US Distributed Solar Fell 10-20% In 2014, Trend Continuing In 2015
The price of installed distributed solar PV systems in the US has fallen dramatically in 2014, and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory expects that trend to continue into 2015. Figures at the heart of Berkeley Labs’ latest edition of Tracking the Sun show that the installed price of … [continued]
Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best Design
Originally posted at ilsr.org I’ve been asked a lot of questions about Minnesota’s community solar program over the past couple of years, and it’s time to make one thing clear: Minnesota’s program is the best in the country. Why? No Limits Because there are 10 times more community solar projects … [continued]
