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Net Metering and Value of Solar

MCLI Recommendation: “Public Utility Commissions should maintain net metering until an alternative rate that measures the true value of solar generation is established.”

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California NEM 2.0 Proceeding

In this proceeding (R1407002), various utilities filed plans to reduce net metering (NEM) below retail electricity rate remuneration for distributed power sent to the grid. In an order on January 28, ...
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Illinois Value of DER Proceeding

In April 2020, the Illinois Commerce Commission voted unanimously to initiate an investigation into an annual process and formula for calculating rebate values for customers with solar, wind or other ...
Example Public Utilities

Massachusetts Net Metering Revisions

In February 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities issued an order revising the state’s Net Metering Program regulations to allow for municipal and state-owned facilities to take advan...
Example States and State Governments

New York’s Value of Distributed Energy Resources proceeding

New York’s Value of Distributed Energy Resources proceeding, a subtrack within the Reforming the Energy Vision Proceeding, continues to analyze the value of DERs including solar, but also considering ...
Example Public Utilities

North Carolina Order Preserving TOU for Net Metering

In March 2023, the North Carolina PUC approved a section of a stakeholder agreement that replaces Net Energy Metering (NEM) credits with a time of use rate by 2027. Previously, credits were worth betw...
Example States and State Governments

Connecticut’s Value of DER Proceeding

Connecticut’s Public Act 19-35 (2019), among other things, required the Public Service Commission to institute a proceeding establishing the value of distributed energy resources, proceeding 19-06-29....
Example States and State Governments

Hawaii’s Proceeding to Investigate DER Policies

In 2014, Hawaii engaged in a proceeding to devise a valuation scheme for distributed resources, including solar. The proceeding culminated in a 2017 Order that created separate interim rates for solar...
Resource States and State Governments

Minnesota Value of Solar study

Minnesota’s 2014 Value of Solar study provided a template for how to consider the various types of value that solar systems provide to the grid and society, including peak load reduction, environmenta...
Resource Public Utilities

Austin Energy’s Value of Solar tariff

Austin Energy’s Value of Solar tariff was first-in-the-nation, and developed a methodology based on a value stack including avoided energy value, avoided plant O&M value, avoided generation capacity v...
Example States and State Governments

Montana’s Value of Solar analysis

Some jurisdictions have engaged in Value-of-Solar type analysis with the effect of diminishing the value of solar energy produced below what it would have received under net metering, including Montan...
Resource States and State Governments

Maryland Value of Solar analysis

Some jurisdictions have engaged in Value-of-Solar type analysis with the effect of diminishing the value of solar energy produced below what it would have received under net metering, including Maryla...
Example States and State Governments

Arkansas Act 464

On July 24, 2019, Arkansas’ governor signed Act 464, which made fundamental changes to expand net metering in Arkansas. Key changes include: authorizing third-party leasing of net metering facilities,...
Resource States and State Governments

Report, The True Value of Solar

Energy America has written a report summarizing the grid and social benefits that are essential to capture in a value of solar analysis.
Resource States and State Governments

RAP primers on net metering alternatives

The Regulatory Assistance Project has presented background primers on Value of Solar analysis and the options being considered as alternatives to net metering.
Example States and State Governments

National Standard Practice Manual for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Distributed Energy Resources

Of special interest to jurisdictions considering revising tariffs for distributed energy resources or valuing efficiency or electrification initiatives, in August 2020 the National Energy Screening Pr...