North Carolina Policy
Homeowners and businesses throughout North Carolina installed a total of 28.7 megawatts of grid-connected photovoltaics (PV) in 2010. That accomplishment places North Carolina 9th in the country for...
View ArticleNew updates for DSIRE
The new, redesigned DSIRE Solar Policy Guide was just launched this week. The DSIRE Solar Policy Guide describes policy options adopted by state and local governments to encourage solar deployment,...
View ArticleNewly Updated Web-Based Tool Helps Examine Best Use of Incentive Dollars for...
New York and Massachusetts increase rank while California and Vermont scale back Comparing the combined impact of state and federal policies for small-scale wind is now easier thanks to a recent...
View ArticleCase Study: Solar in Small Communities
The Solar in Small Communities: Columbia, MO case study examines how a medium-sized community can enable and encourage solar development in their community. The case study aims to share Columbia’s...
View ArticleNew case study examines how medium-sized communities can enable solar...
The Solar in Small Communities:Gaston County, NC case study examines how a medium-sized community can enable and encourage solar development in their community. The case study aims to share Gaston...
View ArticlePush to end NC’s renewable energy program ends in NC House committee
RALEIGH — The push to terminate North Carolina’s renewables program is over for the foreseeable future after a House committee in the state legislature defeated the measure with the help of key...
View ArticleCase study: What is the value of solar?
The What is the Value of Solar?: Austin, Texas case study examines the Value of Solar tariff offered to Austin Energy’s residential solar customers in place of net metering. The Value of Solar tariff...
View ArticleCase Study: Solar in small communities
The Solar in Small Communities: River Falls, WI case study explores the City of River Falls’ efforts to stimulate a local solar market, with a focus on the River Falls Municipal Utility (RFMU) Solar...
View ArticleProperty Taxes and Solar PV Systems: Policies, Practices and Issues report...
The N.C. Solar Center and Meister Consultants Group have released a report under the SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership on current state practices associated with the assessment and taxation of PV...
View ArticleSolar Center releases new case study, “Harmonizing Solar PV Permitting and...
The N.C. Solar Center has released a case study focusing on the City of Santa Clara, CA’s streamlined approach to addressing permitting and interconnection. In Santa Clara, rooftop solar PV installers...
View ArticleN.C. Solar Center Releases Residential Customer Guides to Going Solar
Raleigh, N.C. – As part of its work under the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership, the N.C. Solar Center today announces the release of two new original resources: A...
View ArticleNew Report Refocusing the Net Metering Debate on Steps to Enable Solar Cost...
RALEIGH, NC and BOSTON, MA (August 5, 2014) – Today, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership (SolarOPs), the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (formerly the...
View ArticleNew Resources for Promoting Solar-Friendly North Carolina Homeowners’...
RALEIGH, NC (September 30, 2014) -– Working under the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Solar Outreach Partnership, the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (formerly the N.C. Solar Center) and The...
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