Mississippi Adopts New Solar Net Metering Rules

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022 03:10:19 +0000

JACKSON, MS and WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to adopt its updated Net Metering and Interconnection Rules. The new rules expand the state’s net metering program by raising the participation cap for rooftop solar and prioritizing solar adoption for low-to-moderate income (LMI) customers, among other steps. Following is a […]

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Indiana Gov’t Stops Solar Net Metering, Costs Voters Thousands!

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 01:47:04 +0000

There’s been a disgusting development in Indiana that not only hurts the environment and national security, but could cost middle-class homeowners (and voters!) thousands of dollars per Indiana household. It’s called net metering, a practice that allows individuals who own rooftop solar to “sell back” extra, unneeded electricity back to the utility company as credit […]

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Reduce High Energy Costs With Solar Power — Texas Edition

Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:00:37 +0000

In this post, I’ll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system is already cheaper than grid electricity costs. I previously wrote an article about which solar system to use, where I compared Tesla versus SunPower for the better system, and I’ll also follow that up with the decision I made and why […]

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Reduce High Energy Costs With A Solar System — Texas Edition

Credit to Author: Vijay Govindan| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:00:37 +0000

In this post, I’ll cover how electricity from a new Texas residential solar system is already cheaper than grid electricity costs. I previously wrote an article about which solar system to use, where I compared Tesla versus SunPower for the better system, and I’ll also follow that up with the decision I made and why […]

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California Solar Energy — Attacks on Solar Net Metering, Rooftop Solar’s Many Benefits

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:50:45 +0000

There have been attacks on solar net metering for a decade or more, due to the fact that net metering shifts revenue and profit from utilities to individual homeowners. An extreme attack on California solar net metering arose in the past year, but then recently stalled and got punted indefinitely after a lot of backlash. […]

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Is California Becoming Anti-Solar?

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 06:39:05 +0000

Is California becoming an anti-solar state? It sure seems that way considering its recent desire to start charging homeowners with solar $8 per kW. The state’s utility commission also wants to cut its rooftop solar energy incentives after many years of success. Grist has noted that the new solar tax could financially hurt low-income families. […]

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Two Solar-Powered Teslas

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 03:40:39 +0000

In late 2012, I went to the Miami International Auto Show and had my first experience in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). My brother-in-law and I took a ride in a Fisker Karma inside the Miami Beach Convention Center. It was an amazing opportunity to experience the future of transport, as we glided silently through a short indoor track

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A Solar-Powered Tesla

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2019 03:40:39 +0000

In late 2012, I went to the Miami International Auto Show and had my first experience in a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). My brother-in-law and I took a ride in a Fisker Karma inside the Miami Beach Convention Center. It was an amazing opportunity to experience the future of transport, as we glided silently through a short indoor track

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