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Keeping a Pulse on PV Policy: A Current U.S. Overview. Rusty Haynes N.C. Solar Center / DSIRE N.C. State University. PV America Philadelphia, PA April 4, 2011. Why is the U.S. PV market challenging?. Utility Types. Regulatory Regimes. Federal (1) States, territories, DC (~65)
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Keeping a Pulse on PV Policy: A Current U.S. Overview Rusty Haynes N.C. Solar Center / DSIRE N.C. State University PV AmericaPhiladelphia, PA April 4, 2011
Why is the U.S. PV market challenging? • Utility Types • Regulatory Regimes • Federal (1) • States, territories, DC (~65) • Counties (3,143) • Municipalities (~30,000) • Investor-owned (210) • Public utilities (2,009) • Electric co-ops (883) • Federal (9)
DSIRE • Created in 1995 • Funded by U.S. DOE / NREL • Managed by N.C. Solar Center (NCSU) • Scope = government & utility incentives & policies that promote RE & EE • ~ 2,650 total summaries • ~175,000 users/month • DSIRE Solar (dsireusa.org/solar) • myDSIRE services for • businesses (mydsireusa.org)
Net Metering Interconnection www.freeingthegrid.og
Average Retail Electricity Rates, 2009 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration
Long-Term Policy Perspective • A decade of overwhelmingly solid policy progress • at state level • A handful of snags (PACE, FIT), but very little actual • policy back-pedaling • Exceptions: occasional PBF raids, tax credit abuse, • net metering snafus • Federal policy consistently a wildcard
Immediate Policy Considerations • Frustrations with SREC markets, FITs, PACE, • community solar • Clarifying viability of 3rd-party PPA & lease models • Reducing non-module costs • Impacts of federal, state & local budget implosions • Implications of increasing policy complexity
Contact Info: Rusty Haynes DSIRE Project ManagerN.C. Solar Center NCSU, Box 7409919.513.0445 rusty_haynes@ncsu.edu