Policy debates over rooftop solar compensation continue to evolve into more sophisticated conversations about electricity rate design.
By Krysti Shallenberger | UtilityDIVE
The explosive growth of the rooftop solar market over the last several years may be slowing down, but the policy debates are not.
If the numbers show us anything, it’s that more and more states are tackling complex proceedings over the proper compensation for distributed generation — particularly rooftop solar.
In 2015, there were 175 debates over rooftop solar policies in the U.S., according to the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NC CETC). In 2016, there were 212. And this year, those numbers are expected to rise yet again, according to Autumn Proudlove, a senior solar analyst at the NC CETC.
