Community solar, or Community Renewable Energy Facilities (CREF) was introduced to the District of Columbia in the Community Renewable Energy Credit Rate Clarification Amendment Act of 2016. Since this time, solar companies attempting to develop CREFs have had to...
On April 8, 2019, in a victory for clean energy and climate policy in Maryland, the General Assembly gave final approval to the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The legislation will transform the way electricity is used in the state, making roof-top solar power and...
By Alice Goldberg Local Policy Contributes to a National Vision Despite the fact that protecting the environment is central to both domestic and foreign policy agendas of young voters, national leaders have been consistently negligent in enacting thorough policies...
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...
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...
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...
