Archive for 2010

San Marcos (Texas) city council members may soon approve a net metering program to encourage the installation of private solar panels and wind turbines. The council will give direction to city staff this week to work out implementation issues on an update to the city’s Land Development Code (LDC) that would specify the allowable height ... Read More

Idaho’s three major investor-owned utilities are petitioning the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to investigate a number of issues related to small-power projects that qualify for a rate published by the commission. The utilities are also asking that the eligibility cap on the size of projects that qualify for the posted rate be reduced from 10 ... Read More

On December 2, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) approved an experimental revised residential off-peak energy storage/plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) tariff for Indiana Michigan Power Company, making it the third electric utility in Michigan to offer special rates for charging an electric vehicle. Under the tariff, the utility will offer residential customers an optional provision ... Read More

The Danville Utility Commission voted on November 22 to approve a net metering plan for local utility customers with renewable energy generation sources. Smart Meters, now installed in most of Danville Utilities’ delivery area, are capable of measuring electricity being fed back into the power grid. Anyone who generates more than twice what their home ... Read More

Riverside, California’s public utility recently sent a proposed net-metering annual reconciliation rate of 5.8 cents per kilowatt hour to the city council. The net-metering rate applies to utility customers with a photovoltaic, wind or other or other renewable energy system. Previously, net producers were able to carry any net excess generation over for a 12 ... Read More