This is the year of the stress test for state Renewable Portfolio Standards – and so far, they are passing with flying colors.
The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have both written about the blowback to state renewable energy mandates instigated by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). But so far, these anti-RPS efforts have fizzled.
Topics: State Policy
Many states are considering policies to advance "shared solar" - or large solar PV systems into which multiple customers are invested. The customer then receives a credit on their bill for their portion of the energy produced from the system, just as if they had a system on their roof.
Topics: State Policy
The ability to take aggregated energy data and draw conclusions around individual energy use has led to a whole new industry of energy reporting and behavioral change. In this week's episode, Tom Plant and Jeff Lyng (pictured) discuss legislation to require comparative energy reporting to utility consumers.
Topics: State Policy
The Advanced Energy Legislative Tracker (AEL Tracker) debuted this week, putting all legislation related to advanced energy pending in all 50 states just a mouse click away.
Advanced Energy Economy partnered with with Colorado State University’s Center for the New Energy Economy to develop AEL Tracker. The searchable online database is the first of its kind, allowing the user to search by policy category, state and keyword. The resulting information allows users to find legislation quickly and easily while also tracking the status of bills through the legislative process. In total, 2,228 bills are now covered by AEL Tracker.
Topics: State Policy
When individuals and businesses are thinking about adding solar PV to their roof, the first concern is usually the cost. While most every form of electric generation is financed and amortized over time, solar is generally seen as an up-front investment - and many times this presents an insurmountable barrier for the consumer.