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How Solar-plus-Battery Systems Insulate Customers from Rising Retail Electricity Prices
In the face of rising retail prices for grid electricity, investing in solar-plus-battery systems can insulate grid-connected customers from those increasing prices and effectively lock in a peak price that won't continue to climb, according to a recent analysis by RMI.
How Demand Flexibility Can Help Rooftop Solar Beat Demand Charges in Arizona
The debate over rooftop solar has grown increasingly contentious, pitting solar PV companies against utilities in many parts of the country. But nowhere has the debate been more heated than in sunny Arizona, where many customers have flocked to rooftop solar as prices have come down in recent years.
In an Age of Cheap Solar Does Efficiency Still Matter?
Solar may be more glamorous, but efficiency, the old workhorse of green buildings, remains a winner, just not in all cases.
What is Solar Power Really Worth to Maine?
A recently released study commissioned by the Maine Public Utility Commission dropped a bombshell on the electricity world earlier this year, valuing distributed solar at $0.33 per kWh, far above the state’s prevailing price.
In The Southeast, Could Third-Party Ownership of Solar Power Be Taking Root?
Solar is an abundant resource in the Southeast, though in many places it is an underutilized one. Third-party ownership may be key to accelerating solar deployment in a region where many states prefer markets to mandates.
