February 12, 2013

IREC Blueprint for the Development of Distributed Generation in CA

California’s prescient policy support for distributed generation (DG) has resulted in unprecedented distributed generation (DG) market growth and declining costs.

In this report, IREC identifies policies that will allow California to continue to support DG while driving projects into the highest-value locations for the state to maximize its investment. The Blueprint also proposes nine recommendations essential to unlocking the potential of DG in California.

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