Solar power seeks answers for 51st state

As report­ed in Elec­tric­i­ty Pol­i­cy:  The Solar Elec­tric Pow­er Asso­ci­a­tion is ask­ing for fresh think­ing about how to bal­ance the con­flict­ing inter­ests of util­i­ty, solar pow­er, and oth­er stake­hold­ers in ener­gy mar­kets. SEPA calls it “The 51st State Chal­lenge.” From Jim Pierobon’s Ener­gy Col­lec­tive blog come ques­tions such as: (1) Might poli­cies that can ben­e­fit all stake­hold­ers be pro­vid­ed with bal­anced and trans­par­ent treat­ment? (2) What rights do home­own­ers, busi­ness own­ers, and oth­ers orga­ni­za­tions have to gen­er­ate their own elec­tric­i­ty with­out exces­sive month­ly charges? (3) How should any excess gen­er­a­tion be treat­ed through improved net meter­ing poli­cies? (4) How are the inter­ests of non-solar ratepay­ers affect­ed? A five-mem­ber team that will review sub­mis­sions, due Feb. 27, includes Sue Tier­ney, Ron Binz, Jim Rogers, Nan­cy Pfund, and Jigar Shah. “Our goal,” says SEPA, “is not to iden­ti­fy one out­come but rather to find mul­ti­ple frame­works that res­onate and pro­vide a plat­form for all stake­hold­ers to par­tic­i­pate in our ener­gy future together.”

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