OREGON – As required by a July 2009 bill (HB 3039), the Public Utility Commission of Oregon initiated a rulemaking (AR 538) and issued draft rules in November 2009 for the implementation of a Volumetric Incentive Rate Pilot Program (i.e. a pilot feed-in tariff). The legislation mandated that this program would offer 15-year standard contracts ... Read More
On February 26 the D.C. PSC published its intent to adopt amendments to its net metering and interconnection procedures in compliance with the District’s “Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008.” This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) was published in the February 26 D.C. Register and replaces the prior NOPR for the proposed rules, published ... Read More
On February 2, the West Virginia Public Service Commission issued proposed modifications to the state’s net metering and interconnection rules under WV PSC General Order 258. These changes are pursuant to WV House Bill 103, and House Bill 408 in 2009. Highlights of the proposal include:
An increase in the aggregate participation limit from 0.1% of ... Read More
On February 12, the Montana Department of Public Service Regulation released proposed interconnection rules that would amend the state’s current interconnection procedures. These proposed rules indicate the following four levels of review for interconnection applicants:
Fast Track Level 1 review: systems 10 kW or less
Expedited Level 2 review: systems 2 MW or less
Level 3 review: interconnection ... Read More
On February 19, 2010, the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved a new method for setting electric rates designed to encourage a clean energy economy for Hawaii. Under the new “decoupling” method, electric revenues would be de-linked, or “decoupled,” from the amount of electricity (kilowatt-hours) sold. The decoupling proposal was submitted jointly by the Hawaii ... Read More
On February 26, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation (AB 510) to allow more Californians to sell renewable electricity back to their utilities at retail prices. The legislation doubles the aggregate participation cap that California’s investor-owned utilities must buy back from net-metered customers. Previously, state law required electric companies to sign net-metering contracts for up to ... Read More
With a publication in the January 2010 register, Delaware finalized changes to its net metering rules in accordance with a 2009 law. These updates mainly reflect changes to provide indefinite rollover of net metering credits, revise language relating to renewable energy credits (RECs) and allow grid-integrated electric vehicles to make use of net-metering-like credits.
Notably, language ... Read More
On January 23, Governor Paterson announced the passage of a bill to improve net metering. “As called for in the State Energy Plan, clean energy initiatives will create local job growth, reduce greenhouse gas pollution, and improve public health, the environment, and the State’s energy independence. I thank the Legislature, the renewables industry, and utilities ... Read More
On February 8, 2010 the Connecticut Department of Public Utility issued a draft decision regarding meter aggregation for the purposes of net metering. The town of Weston had asked for a ruling to determine if it would be permissible to aggregate meters for the town’s middle school and high school in order to net against ... Read More
February 2010 net metering state-by-state table
February 2010 interconnection state-by-state table
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