Municipalities, schools and other public sector entities in California that want to take advantage of the state’s favorable net metering rates must move quickly to finalize their solar projects.

Mon Power and Potomac Edison, with subsidies from First Energy, have reached a net metering settlement that will affect homeowners, businesses, non-profits, and schools that use solar panels.

The Public Utility Commission building in Montpelier on Wed. June 5, 2024. Photo by Emma Malinak/VTDigger. The precipitous fall of Vermont’s net metering payment rates shows no signs of stalling.

The net-metering question was part of an overall rate-increase case before the PSC, and the parties announced a settlement regarding all other aspects of the case on Jan. 23.

Absent an extension,the net metering program now expires in 16 years, at the end of 2040, which is less than the 20 years commonly required for investment in developments.

Net metering has long been controversial in New Hampshire. But leaders are coming to a consensus in filings leading up to this week's hearings. New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission is ...

If elected in November, the Democrat’s plan would require state lawmakers to reverse a ban on 1-to-1 net metering and reauthorize a former Republican governor’s energy efficiency initiative.