Download report: Net-metering winners and losers

 

As you head off to Thanksgiving, you can take stock of how your state has progressed on renewable energy (and based on what we’re showing here today, you can hopefully be thankful).

We follow renewable energy trends because one of the central challenges of district or regionally-focused green finance strategies involves having a base of renewable energy policy that the jurisdiction authority can build from.

Renewable energy policies which reward systems owners for electricity generation can go a long way to support sustainable finance funding mechanisms. These mechanisms, depending on their structure, can allow for a transparent flow-through of renewable energy benefits, and the creation of lower carbon districts as well as achieving regional greenhouse gas emissions.

Net metering update

Net-metering is a critical influence on the uptake of renewable energy, since it allows the solar power system owner to earn money by selling electricity back to the grid. So… is your state a pacesetter on net metering? What’s its grade?

Network for New Energy has put out some new figures, detailing how different states make the grade on renewable energy. You can download a copy of the slide deck on this page as well.

Winners

In terms of net metering policies, Network for New Energy names the following states as being top:

1. Colorado
2. Delaware
3. Maryland
4. New Jersey
5. California, Oregon and Pennsylvania (tied)

Losers

According to Network for New Energy, the following states have no policy on net-metering, which resulted in them receiving a failing grade:

1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Mississippi
4. South Carolina
5. South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas