Category: Net Metering
Nevada Net Metering Attacked
The largest utility company in Nevada, NV Energy, worked in 2015 to stop any attempt to increase the state’s net metering cap, which solar installers had predicted would be met...
Minnesota Net Metering Attacked
In 2014, Minnesota became the first state to approve a “value-of-solar” tariff, but utilities have chosen to continue with net metering as the preferred compensation method for distributed generation. While...
Michigan Renewable Energy Policies Attacked
In early 2015, Michigan Democrats presented a plan that doubles the state’s RES to 20% by 2022. In the announcement, State Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood, the vice chairman of the Senate...
California Net Metering Attacks
At the end of 2014, the distributed generation capacity in California totaled 5,200 MW of capacity, with an additional 3,700 MW of authorized and pending power to come online shortly,...
Arizona Net Metering Attacks
There is perhaps no greater attack on net metering ongoing than that being unleashed by the utility industry in Arizona. Starting in 2013, Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest...
Clean Energy Think Tank Calls for Public Records Between Governor Sandoval and Utilities on Solar Energy
The Energy & Policy Institute submitted a public records request with the Nevada Executive Branch asking for correspondence regarding solar energy between Governor Brian Sandoval and NV Energy, the lobbying...
Mississippi Net Metering Rules Advance
A state investigation found net metering "has the potential to result in a downward pressure on rates.”
Edison Electric Institute Strategy Documents Behind Utilities’ Campaign Against Solar Unveiled by Energy and Policy Institute
Evidence of the Edison Electric Institute “action plan” envisioned by utility officials can be seen in states across the country.