New Efforts To Grow Community Solar

The 50 States of Solar Report : States Take Steps to Expand Community Solar Programs in Q3 2021

October 20, 2021 (North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center [NCCETC])

“…[The a href="https://nccleantech.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Q3-21_SolarExecSummary_Final.pdf"target="_blank">NCCETC Q3 2021 edition of The 50 States of Solar found] that 40 states, plus the District of Columbia, took some type of distributed solar policy action during Q3 2021 (see figure below), with the greatest number of actions continuing to address net metering policies (55), community solar policies (44), and residential fixed charge or minimum bill increases (34). A total of 174 distributed solar policy actions were taken during Q3 2021, with the greatest number of actions taken in Illinois, California, Maine, New York, South Carolina, and Connecticut…

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…[Three trends in solar policy activity taken in Q3 2021 were] (1) states expanding existing community solar programs, (2) state lawmakers pursuing expansive clean energy bills including distributed solar components, and (3) states offering distributed generation customers multiple compensation options…

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…[The top five distributed solar policy actions of Q3 2021 were] Illinois lawmakers enacting expansive clean energy legislation including major community solar and net metering provisions…The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority launching the Inclusive Community Solar Adder program…Kentucky regulators directing Kentucky Utilities and Louisville Gas & Electric to continue offering traditional retail rate net metering…Delaware legislators approving community solar program modifications…[and the] Sacramento Municipal Utility District Board of Directors approving a net metering successor tariff in California…” click here for more

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