Commercial Solar Incentive Programs Reappearing
What do the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot and solar incentives have in common? By Cynthia Clark, Manager of Utilities & Incentives Like Bigfoot and Nessie, varied and often-conflicting reports and...
View ArticleThe Sun Also Rises… in Japan: New Incentive Will Likely Push Japanese Solar...
The meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant brought an end to the nuclear energy era in Japan. To address the generation capacity shortage created, renewable energy sectors are being...
View ArticleNet Metering for Commercial Solar: Will it be a “renewable” resource?
By Cynthia Clark, Manager of Utilities & Incentives Net energy metering programs are the backbone of American distributed electricity generation policy. Regulatory trends that develop as existing...
View ArticleOne door closes in California, another opens in Colorado
California’s lead in the solar industry took a blow with the death of Senate Bill 843 last Friday. The community solar bill would have allowed millions who are currently unable to put solar on their...
View ArticleIt’s Back! 50% Bonus Depreciation for Solar System Deployments Extended...
By Cynthia Clark, Manager of Utilities & Incentives There will no doubt be winners and losers in the aftermath of the fiscal cliff avoidance deal. The details are still being parsed, but so far...
View ArticleCalifornia Retail Ratemaking Bill is Suddenly in the Spotlight – Why Does it...
By Cynthia Clark, Manager of Utilities & Incentives For several reasons, actually: •It’s not just about California – as an early adopter of solar and a market bell-weather, the outcome is likely to...
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California Net Metering’s New Alternatives: Now You Can Mix and Match
By Cynthia Clark, Alta Energy – Director of Energy Market Operations The Net Energy Metering (“NEM”) methodology has proven to be a very effective way of facilitating distributed solar generation. NEM...
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