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NEM 3.0 will cut California’s residential solar market in half, WoodMac says
Consulting firm Wood Mackenzie released analysis saying California’s newly proposed net metering tariffs would cut the state’s residential solar market in half by 2024. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposal, known as NEM 3.0, would reduce payments granted to rooftop solar…
10 reasons to reject NEM 3.0 in California
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) postponed oral arguments on its proposed revisions to the state’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules, likely delaying a vote on the draft beyond the current January 27 date. The Commission said the delay would allow all five commissioners to take part…
Elon Musk and Bill Walton voice their opposition to proposed California solar rule changes
Tesla’s Elon Musk and solar evangelist Bill Walton called on California officials to reject proposed changes to the state’s residential solar rooftop rules. Not mincing words, Musk called the proposal a “bizarre anti-environment move” by state regulators. Tesla launched a web page for customers to…
PosiGen closes $100 million finance package
PosiGen, which targets renewable energy and efficiency for low-to-moderate income (LMI) households, closed a $100 million preferred equity financing deal with Magnetar Capital’s Energy & Infrastructure group as the lead investor. As part of the deal, Magnetar will nominate two new directors to…
GAF Energy announces “nailable” home solar shingles
(Source: GAF Energy). GAF Energy announced the release of a solar roof system incorporating nailable shingles. The new product is called Timberline Solar. GAF said shingles are installed like a traditional roof “with only a nail gun required.” The company says Timberline combines solar…
Clean Energy Groups Technical Assistance Fund: 2021 Year-in-Review
By Marriele Mango, Clean Energy Group 2021 was another year of severe weather and power outages. No region of the country was immune. In Texas, an isolated and fossil-fuel dependent grid was unable to withstand record-low winter temperatures, resulting in almost the entire state without power and…
Solar faces a 25% drop in 2022 deployments, SEIA and WoodMac say
Logistical challenges and price increases in the solar supply chain are expected to depress deployments next year, resulting in what could be a 7.4 GW (25%) decrease in solar installations for 2022 compared to previous forecasts. And, for the second quarter in a row, trade policy uncertainty and…
Energy justice and local solar go hand-in-hand
By Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Luis Nasvytis Torres, Earthjustice Local energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid. These resources –…
Enphase and SolarEdge participating in grid services pilot with APS
Last week, microinverter supplier Enphase Energy announced its participation in Arizona Public Service’s (APS) residential battery pilot grid services program. SolarEdge is also participating and more will be added soon, according to APS. The distributed energy resource (DER)…
Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach
By David Thill, Energy News Network A stakeholder group tasked with helping lawmakers incentivize distributed generation and plan grid upgrades is expected to issue its first of two reports by Jan. 1. Two years after opening the gates for small-scale renewable development in Maine, officials now…