net metering

The Nevada Public Utilities Commission has voted unanimously to press ahead with new net metering rates for solar owners in the state.

Nevada’s governor Brian Sandoval cannot intervene in the state’s solar row, according to local press reports.

US residential installer Sunrun said it would exit the PV market in Nevada with the loss of hundreds of jobs due to the recent negative changes by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in Nevada to net metering and charges on people operating solar systems.

US Residential solar PV installer SolarCity has stopped operating in the US state of Nevada after the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a plan that will restrict net metering credits and boost charges against solar users in the state.

The Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved a plan that will restrict net metering credits and boost charges against solar users.

Former UK energy minister Lord Barker has said solar’s future lies in a combination of private wire PPAs and a government-backed net metering scheme.

New Jersey-based KDC Solar has closed a US$100 million debt investment with investment New York-based management firm Highbridge Principal Strategies.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has received a petition with more than 130,000 signatures calling on it not to enact controversial proposals to reform net metering in the state.