The state's attorney general released a new disclosure form to
protect solar consumers against the behavior of unethical solar installers.
The state's attorney general released a new disclosure form to protect
solar consumers against the behavior of unethical solar installers.
However,
once solar consumers combine cost effective battery storage with their solar panels (enabling them to store excess power and reduce their dependence on the grid)-- franchise owning utilities will inevitably begin to lose revenues.
In move designed to articulate more effectively its role in
uniting solar consumers for the fights around the country for solar - friendly policies, Community Power Network relaunches as Solar United Neighbors.
As tax time rapidly approaches in the United States,
many solar consumers are wondering: Can I receive any tax credits for the solar electricity system I installed or am planning to install sometime in the near future?
In relation to commercial customers they've tried demand charges, which
charge solar consumers more based on their power draw in the sliver of time (often ranging between 15 minutes and one hour) of their highest consumption over the month.
Over the past two years,
solar consumers around the country have seen utilities, and often state legislatures (often at the behest of the utilities) attempt to restrict net metering benefits and, in some cases, eliminate them entirely.
The
Community Solar Consumer Choice Act of 2017 (S 1670) was introduced by Senators Michael Bennet (D - CO) and Martin Heinrich (D - NM) on Thursday, July 27, 2017 in the U.S. Senate to coincide with the First Annual CCSA Community Solar Summit, held in Denver last week with over 200 industry representatives.
Over the last two decades,
Solar Consumer Products has worked on enough solar projects to power over one million homes.
«Today's
residential solar consumers are opting to own their systems, and as our data shows, they're prioritizing equipment quality and value over whatever is the cheapest option,» said EnergySage CEO and founder Vikram Aggarwal.
How much should
the solar consumer pay for it?
Too low a price for backup forces the utility and its other customers to subsidize
the solar consumer.
Additionally, many of the electric companies who were initially «buying back» excess energy that was produced by solar, are now charging their customers for the use of their «lines», so they're getting free excess energy, AND
the solar consumer has to pay them to take it.
Solar consumers tend to be more well - off than non-solar customers, which means that less affluent Americans are paying for wealthier rooftop solar consumers.