Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a handful of new solar and energy related bills today in Carson City to help the state pivot away from the anti-consumer, anti-solar net metering regulation that forced SolarCity out of the state in late 2015.
Rooftop solar and distributed energy champions have advanced a ballot initiative to restore Nevada’s retail-rate net metering policy. However, they are facing legal challenges from a utility-backed PAC. Expect a vigorous courtroom battle. To the shock of many net metering proponents, earlier this February, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted not to grandfather existing … [continued]
Unanimous NPUC vote rejects grandfathering proposal; will move all solar customers to new rates On Friday, Nevada’s utility regulator voted unanimously to require solar homes to move to a new rate structure, one which sparked angry responses from solar proponents calling maintain their previous rates. The new rates will be … [continued]
These days, all eyes seem to be on New Hampshire. Yes, Iowa is the first to caucus for our next President, but New Hampshire is the first to vote. And the voters take this role quite seriously. As such, politicians and public officials at the local and national level pay … [continued]
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Chris Nelder and Mark Dyson Over the past month, the state of Nevada has been at the center of a national debate about how utilities treat customers with solar PV—and for all the wrong reasons. Through about Q3 2015, Nevada had been a leading … [continued]
Chalk it up to the spirit of the holiday season. Last month, in a rare display of forward-thinking, bipartisan leadership, the US Congress managed to pass an extension of the investment tax credit (ITC) — a critical renewable energy incentive — as part of the gargantuan omnibus spending bill that … [continued]
Separate rulings this week in Nevada and Colorado see net metering left alone, resulting in a clear win for rooftop solar consumers. The Nevada Public Utilities Commission voted this week to keep solar net metered customers on existing rates until the Commission is able to make a decision determining long-term … [continued]
Haven’t read enough about the Clean Power Plan? There’s a ton more about it below (has its own section this week), as well as solar energy news, other renewable energy news, coal news (there’s a lot of that this week, too), Clean Power Plan Climate Change And President Obama’s Action … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. In Nevada, a debate is raging over what the proper net metering rate should be and who should set it. A net metering rate determines the amount of money utility companies have to pay residential customers who have rooftop solar systems for the excess electricity they feed … [continued]
