NY: Shared renewables program proposed
01.14.2015
In New York, legislation has been introduced that would establish a shared renewables program applicable to solar and wind installations up to 2 MW (up… read more »
OR: New RETC rules limit 3rd-party ownership
01.14.2015
Oregon’s updated Residential Energy Tax Credit (RETC) permanent rules have taken effect. The new rules include revised language governing tax credit applications for 3rd-party-owned systems.… read more »
MN: New net metering rules proposed
01.13.2015
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has issued proposed rules (Docket No. 13-729) to revise the state’s net metering policy. The proposed rules establish customer compensation… read more »
HI: MECO declines to raise its base rates
01.07.2015
Maui Electric Company filed a rate case application with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission on December 30, 2014, as required under the three-year general rate… read more »
KY: Kentucky Power proposes doubling residential fixed charge
01.01.2015
Kentucky Power, a subsidiary of AEP, has filed a rate case application that seeks to raise annual revenues by $70 million (12.48%), an increase that… read more »
AZ: ACC investigating distributed PV business models, practices
12.30.2014
The Arizona Corporation Commission has opened a generic docket (Docket E-00000J-14-0415) to investigate distributed solar PV business models and business practices, and their impacts on… read more »
MT: Net metering legislation swarms
12.30.2014
A swarm of draft bills (LC0291, LC0292, LC0293, LC0294, LC0295, LC1063, LC1064) have been filed in Montana that would amend the state’s net metering policy… read more »
CT: Draft IRP addresses DG valuation, community solar
12.30.2014
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has published a draft Integrated Resource Plan, as required by state law. The draft IRP indicates that… read more »
MA: Comments sought on net metering, 1,600-MW PV goal, minimum bills
12.30.2014
Massachusetts’s Net Metering and Solar Task Force is currently seeking comments on the following issues: (1) the costs and benefits of the state’s current net… read more »
CT: CL&P’s residential fixed charge spikes to $19.25/month
12.18.2014
Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority has issued a final ruling in CL&P’s contentious rate case (Docket No. 14-05-06), trimming the utility’s overall proposed rate increase… read more »