One of the most obvious themes of the renewable energy growth phase the world is in right now is uncertainty. There seems to be a lot of confusion about the costs of solar and wind power vs. fossil-fuel-based and nuclear-generated electricity. That solar power costs have dropped dramatically in the … [continued]
By Karl R. Rábago Value of Solar analysis and the Value of Solar Tariff adopted in Austin, Texas and Minnesota are promising developments in solar utility rates. These ideas can break the cycle of attacks on rooftop solar and deserve the support of the solar industry, utilities, and others who want … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute By Virginia Lacey and Devi Glick. There’s finally some good news emerging out of the heated debate around net-metering. In California, a previously controversial bill, AB327, introduced earlier this year to reform residential electricity rates, was amended to turn earlier critics from the solar industry … [continued]
Bipartisan Policy Network Supports PUC’s Proposed Decision on “Net Metering” SACRAMENTO — California’s business community continues to weigh in to support the proposed decision by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that will allow the state’s solar industry to continue its record growth. TechNet, the bipartisan policy network of the … [continued]
Below is a news release I received by email on an important California solar energy topic (and an important solar energy topic, in general). The news regards a important clarification of a net metering policy that would increase local solar energy savings and jobs considerably. For more details, read … [continued]
To reduce emissions of greenhouse gases 10 percent below 1990 levels, Oregon’s PGE (Portland General Electric) plans to replace coal plants with 2,362 MW of wind energy and 557 MW of simple-cycle combustion turbines burning natural gas, according to a preliminary report submitted to state regulators at the PUC (Public … [continued]
