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NEM vs CREF Solar PV Systems

NEM vs CREF Solar PV Systems

Net Metered or NEM systems are the most common grid-direct (no batteries) solar PV system. These systems feed power to a single meter. Currently in DC, the total amount of energy the system produces may be no more than the meter consumes over the course of a year. If...
Why have Maryland SREC’s gone up so much recently?

Why have Maryland SREC’s gone up so much recently?

Over the past 10 years, chiropractors have been raking it in from treating whiplash from those watching the Maryland SREC market. In 2009, MD SREC prices rivaled their neighbor DC at $325 per megawatt hour. This value was slashed in half over the next 5 years as the...
What is the DC ‘Solar for All’ Program?

What is the DC ‘Solar for All’ Program?

Many critics of the American approach to renewable energy deployment correctly point to its regressive nature. Specifically, the beneficiaries of federal and local subsidies to solar energy systems tend to be wealthy. After all, until recently, you need to own the...