Two new pieces of new legislation in California will make it
easier for people to both buy and sell renewable energy.
One bill set to be signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, SB 43, will
allow Californians who are unable to install their own renewable energy systems
(such as solar panels), to obtain renewable energy from their power utility.
This bill is set to create the largest shared renewables program, the “Green
Tariff Shared Renewables Program,” in the United States.
The other new bill, AB 327, will allow people to easily sell
their own excess renewable energy, such as rooftop solar power, back to the
power grid. As Grist explains, The bill caps the monthly fee for
people participating in a net-metering program at $10, and raises the amount of
renewable energy state regulators can force utilities to buy from customers.
The first bill will allow customers of investor-owned
utilities to buy up to 100% of their power from a renewable energy facility.
This could benefit bother renters and business owners who rent offices. It
could also benefit homeowners who cannot afford to install rooftop
solar. The second bill is a boon for people with rooftop solar panels
installed, as excess power generated by their solar panels will serve to save
them money. It’s certainly more of an incentive to install solar panels, which
are getting cheaper by the year.
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