Missouri has become the 38th U.S. state to require investor-owned utilities to offer net metering, but the conditions associated with net metering and interconnection are not ideal for promoting customer-sited generation. Legislation (SB 54) enacted in June 2007 requires all of the state’s electric utilities — including municipal utilities and electric cooperatives — to offer ... Read More
Archive for July, 2007
RHODE ISLAND – Net-Metering Limits Raised to 1.65 MW, 1 MW
Friday, July 13th, 2007Rhode Island has enacted legislation (2007 RI H.B. 5566) temporarily increasing the capacity limit on an individual net-metered energy system to 1.65 megawatts (MW) for renewable-energy systems owned by cities and towns and by the Narragansett Bay Commission, and to 1 MW for systems owned by other customers. Previously, net metering was available only to ... Read More
NEVADA – New Law Boosts Appeal, Availability of Net Metering
Friday, July 13th, 2007New legislation (A.B. 178) enacted in Nevada will improve opportunities for net metering in the state. First, the new law raised the maximum capacity of a net-metered energy system from 150 kilowatts (kW) to one megawatt (MW) in generating capacity. Systems must be designed to offset part or all of a customer-generator’s electricity requirements. A ... Read More
New Report: The Future of Thin Film Solar
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Prometheus Institute for Sustainable Development and Greentech Media, Inc., are releasing a jointly-produced report, The Future of Thin Film Solar. This report provides the most comprehensive economic analysis of the thin film solar market to date, and reveals how thin film technology will underpin years of competitive, profitable growth for those successful players within the ... Read More
Who Will Install One Million Solar Roofs?
Monday, July 9th, 2007A recent article in Distributed Energy magazine discusses in detail the rapid rise of solar incentive programs in the U.S. and asks leading experts in the field about the availability of a qualified workforce to respond to the increasing demand. IREC’s Jane Weissman, NYSERDA’s Adele Ferranti, DOE’s Tom Kimbis, Roger Ebbage of Lane Community College, ... Read More
New LBL Report: The Impact ofr Retail Rate Structures on the Economics of Commercial PV Systems in CA
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Not all retail electricity rates are created equal for prospective solar photovoltaic (PV) customers, according to a report released recently by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The report analyzes factors that affect the ability of PV systems to reduce electricity bills using 20 different retail rate structures available to commercial customers in California. ‚ One of ... Read More
RELI Meets Goal of 1000 Solar Roofs 6 months Ahead of Schedule!
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Renewable Energy Long Island (RELI) recently celebrated the installation of 1000 solar roofs on Long Island at the home of George and Angela Karman in Hicksville, NY. RELI Executive Director Gordian Raacke and LIPA President/CEO, Richard M. Kessel met with the Karmens to announce this renewable energy landmark and congratulate them on their new photovoltaic ... Read More
State & Stakeholder Newsletter, July 3, 2007
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Download Newsletter070307a.doc Download Newsletter070307a.pdf Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Volume #6, Issue #13 Editor: Jane Pulaski The IREC State & Stakeholder Newsletter tracks a range of market-oriented news, services and outreach tools valuable to the renewable energy community. From webinars to white papers to workshops and interviews with renewable energy newsmakers, you’ll find the latest news ... Read More
PA Solar Offers On-Line Solar Training Course
Monday, July 2nd, 2007What do Bruce Willis and the PA Million Solar Roofs Partnership have in common? Apparently they both ‚ Die Hard.” Bruce Willis has released a new summer blockbuster movie and the Commission on Economic Opportunity‚ s PA Partnership of the Million Solar Roofs Initiative has just released its own blockbuster. CEO, in conjunction with NCAT, ... Read More
