This has been in the news a fair bit, but I'm not sure it was mentioned here yet, so:
utilitydive.com/news/nevada-regulators-approve-net-metering-draft-order-for-nv-energy/504161/
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The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada last week approved an order setting net metering rates for NV Energy, the final step in revitalizing the state's rooftop solar industry after the program was eliminated two years ago.
The PUC's decision orders the utility to charge solar and non-solar customers the same fees and sets compensation levels for tranches of capacity. NV Energy has until December 1 to implement the program.
Earlier this summer, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 405, restoring net metering rates close to the retail level for rooftop solar customers following the state's 2015 decision to reduce compensation.
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The Nevada Independent reports the original order intimated that regulators must keep NV Energy "financially whole." That language was changed to "financially viable," to reflect risks inherent in the utility business.
Under the new rules, rooftop solar customers will be compensated at 95% of the retail electricity rate for energy sent back to the grid. The credit declines overtime in 7% for every 80 MW of rooftop solar energy deployed until it reaches a floor rate at 75% of the retail rate.
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It also requires the utility to allow net metering customers to keep it for 20 years.
That sounds sensible. I wish they'd done something like that originally instead of trying to knife the baby as they did.
utilitydive.com/news/nevada-regulators-approve-net-metering-draft-order-for-nv-energy/504161/
says
-- snip --
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada last week approved an order setting net metering rates for NV Energy, the final step in revitalizing the state's rooftop solar industry after the program was eliminated two years ago.
The PUC's decision orders the utility to charge solar and non-solar customers the same fees and sets compensation levels for tranches of capacity. NV Energy has until December 1 to implement the program.
Earlier this summer, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Assembly Bill 405, restoring net metering rates close to the retail level for rooftop solar customers following the state's 2015 decision to reduce compensation.
...
The Nevada Independent reports the original order intimated that regulators must keep NV Energy "financially whole." That language was changed to "financially viable," to reflect risks inherent in the utility business.
Under the new rules, rooftop solar customers will be compensated at 95% of the retail electricity rate for energy sent back to the grid. The credit declines overtime in 7% for every 80 MW of rooftop solar energy deployed until it reaches a floor rate at 75% of the retail rate.
-- snip --
It also requires the utility to allow net metering customers to keep it for 20 years.
That sounds sensible. I wish they'd done something like that originally instead of trying to knife the baby as they did.
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