Solar Economics Picking Up Momentum in US
A recent study calculates that home solar power generation is now cheaper than centralized power in 42 of the 50 largest cities in the US. “Right now, buying an average-sized, fully-financed solar PV...
View ArticleGov. Tomblin Signs HB 2001 Into Law
Gov. Tomblin signed HB 2001 into law today. The bill repealed the Alternative and Renewable Energy Act of 2009 and replaced it with a statute titled “Net Metering of Customer-Generators,” preserving...
View ArticleElectric Industry’s War on Solar Comes to WV
In the fight over preserving net metering, the electric industry’s war on solar, declared in 2013 by the Edison Electric Institute, has come to the WV Legislature. The war has come in the form of two...
View ArticleHB2201 Now on Gov. Tomblin’s Desk: Veto Needed
HB2201 is back on Gov. Tomblin’s desk. He has until Saturday to veto it. He needs to veto HB2201 a second time. HB2201 is completely unnecessary, because net metering was protected in HB2001, and...
View ArticleAnd FirstEnergy Shows Its Hand on HB2201
Today, The State Journal published energy reporter Sarah Tincher’s story on the differing views of HB2201. In her story, she quoted FirstEnergy PR guy, and our old friend, as follows: “FirstEnergy is...
View ArticleHawaii Is a “Postcard from the Future”
Today, the New York Times published a good look at how Hawaii’s residential solar power industry, the most advanced in the US, is forcing obsolete power companies to change, and how those power...
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