Of New Power Generation, How Much is on the Roof? — 2017 Update
19 Apr 2018

Of New Power Generation, How Much is on the Roof? — 2017 Update

by | Date: 19 Apr 2018 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The U.S. experienced relatively sluggish gains in total new power plant capacity in 2017, when compared to 2016, but it also saw another, more positive outcome: a notable surge in distributed solar. Using the latest available national data on power generation, this most recent look at data on annual and quarterly electricity generation nationwide from the Energy Democracy Initiative at ILSR illustrates how small-scale, distributed solar energy stacks up against its big, fossil fuel and utility-scale renewable energy competitors.… Read More

States Agree: Third-Party Ownership Enables Distributed Solar, But What’s Next?
23 Mar 2018

States Agree: Third-Party Ownership Enables Distributed Solar, But What’s Next?

by | Date: 23 Mar 2018 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Compared with previous rankings of solar capacity, do states that allow third-party leases and power purchase agreements still dominate? The answer is yes, especially for distributed solar capacity. Every state in the top 10 in rooftop and small-scale solar still allows for third-party ownership.… Read More

Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best
13 Mar 2018

Why Minnesota’s Community Solar Program is the Best

by | Date: 13 Mar 2018 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Minnesota’s community solar program hit a record 300 megawatts of operational capacity in March 2018 and is wildly successful because it offers tangible, financial benefits to subscribers, allows third party project development and ownership, and has no cap on program capacity.… Read More

Community Solar and Value of Solar Under Review in Minnesota
2 Feb 2018

Community Solar and Value of Solar Under Review in Minnesota

by | Date: 2 Feb 2018 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

With a nation-leading community solar program, changes to the compensation scheme for participants shouldn’t be taken lightly. ILSR offered these comments to the MN Public Utilities Commission in February 2018 about preserving high values for the state’s “value of solar” calculation.… Read More

PURPA: A Quiet Death or Longer Life After 40 Years of Wholesale Electricity Competition?
27 Sep 2017

PURPA: A Quiet Death or Longer Life After 40 Years of Wholesale Electricity Competition?

by | Date: 27 Sep 2017 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States, Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

This article was originally published in Greentech Media on September 18th, 2017. In the first week of September, a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held hearings questioning a 40-year-old law that forms the bedrock of competition in the electricity … Read More

An Overlooked Solution for Competitive and Local Renewable Power
6 Sep 2017

An Overlooked Solution for Competitive and Local Renewable Power

by | Date: 6 Sep 2017 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

A 40-year-old federal law has a new life in promoting a competitive U.S. clean energy market because of falling costs for wind and solar. But despite its lofty potential, the policy remains trapped between regulatory obstacles and utility resistance — … Read More

ILSR’s Distributed Solar Capacity Quarterly Update (2016 Q1)
20 Jun 2016

ILSR’s Distributed Solar Capacity Quarterly Update (2016 Q1)

by | Date: 20 Jun 2016 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Solar made up over a half of the added power plant capacity during the first quarter of 2016. With over 800 MW (AC) coming from distributed solar, this year is shaping up to be another banner year for renewable energy. See previous … Read More

ILSR’s Distributed Solar Capacity Quarterly Update (2015 Q4)
14 Mar 2016

ILSR’s Distributed Solar Capacity Quarterly Update (2015 Q4)

by | Date: 14 Mar 2016 | posted in: Energy, Energy Self Reliant States | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

It was the biggest quarter ever for solar, which supplied one-third of over 7.3 gigawatts of new power plant capacity added to the grid. Distributed solar kept pace, with 832 megawatts (AC) added in the last three months of 2015! … Read More

The State(s) of Distributed Solar
29 Feb 2016

The State(s) of Distributed Solar

by | Date: 29 Feb 2016 | posted in: Energy | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

With the solar energy tax credit’s future settled by Congress, solar energy has the green light to continue expanding across the U.S. But who benefits from solar depends heavily on state policy. Do states encourage distributed solar deployment and the … Read More

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