U.S. non-profit organization committed to accelerating the sustainable utilization of renewable energy. Information about incentives and other programs to ...
Link: irecusa.org
Recent federal decisions allow new options for state DG policy The Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) has released a concept paper that considers states’ ability to expand options for distributed generation (DG) technologies. Due to the rapidly growing appetite for solar...
Shared Solar in the US: Do you Pre-Qualify? From the April 2013 Connecting to the Grid Newsletter by Laurel Passara Choose any of the following that may apply: A) You have a shaded roof or one that is not structurally designed to bear load B) You rent or share your roof with other hou...
Brent Summerville is Technical Director of the Small Wind Certification Council. He is a licensed professional engineer with a BS in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Masters in Appropriate Technology from Appalachian State University (ASU). He started ...
IREC Releases Blueprint for Development of Distributed Generation in CA February 21, 2013 Today, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) released a Blueprint for the Development of Distributed Generation (DG) in California with recommendations designed to help the state capture...
News from DSIRE: week of 3/1/13 CALIFORNIA – PV Rebates Entering Retirement California launched the nation’s largest PV rebate program in 2007. The California Solar Initiative was designed with 10 incentive step-downs that are triggered as more systems were installed. PG&E and SDG&E h...
CONNECTICUT – Residential PV Rebate Levels Step Down Connecticut’s Residential Solar Investment Program has reached step three, and so the rebate level for customer-owned systems has been reduced from $2.275/W to $1.75/W for the first 5 kW system, and from $1.075/W to $0.55/W for the ...
News from DSIRE: 1/18/13 ARIZONA – Sulphur Springs Incentive Levels Tumble Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative provides an upfront incentive for PV systems up to 10 kW, and a performance-based incentive for larger PV and all wind-energy systems. The utility recently announced ...
COLORADO – Black Hills Energy Suspends PV Rebates Black Hills Energy temporarily closed its PV rebate program on January 1 while the Colorado Public Utilities Commission considers changes that Black Hills Energy has proposed to the program. COLORADO – Colorado Springs Slashes PV Incen...
