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FERC Might Rewrite Solar Net Metering. Here’s What That Could Mean

GreenTechMedia

A recent petition to FERC could trigger nationwide changes to solar net-metering. On April 14, the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to assert jurisdiction over any on-site, behind-the-meter generation that injects energy onto the grid.

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Edison Electric Institute Declines to Support Petition Seeking Federal Overturn of Net Metering

GreenTechMedia

The Edison Electric Institute has battled against solar net-metering policies for years. investor-owned utilities confirmed that it is staying neutral on a controversial petition asking federal regulators to declare net metering illegal. EEI has not come out in support of net metering.

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BREAKING: FERC Unanimously Dismisses Effort to Undermine Solar Net Metering

GreenTechMedia

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday unanimously rejected a plea to declare all state solar net metering policies illegal, a victory for solar industry groups and state policymakers. The Edison Electric Institute, the chief U.S. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

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Group Seeking to Overturn State Net Metering Reveals Member with Utility Ties

GreenTechMedia

The group claiming status as a ratepayer advocacy group in its attempt to get federal regulators to override state net metering regimes has finally revealed the identity of one of its members. But that revelation appears to strengthen claims by its opponents that it is representing energy industry interests rather than those of ratepayers.

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What role will geothermal play in the energy transition of Saudi Arabia?

ThinkGeoEnergy

The nation’s power sector is also heavily reliant on hydrocarbons, which is hardly surprising considering its affordability and supply. With an ambitious renewable energy target of 50% of its power supply by 2030, is there a prominent role for geothermal in Saudi Arabia’s energy mix?

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Drax Cancels Plan to Build Europe’s Largest Natural Gas Power Plant

GreenTechMedia

gigawatt natural gas power plant in the U.K. have been shelved by the developer Drax, highlighting the challenging economics of converting coal-fired power to a cleaner, but still fossil-fuel-fired, alternative. ’s climate change laws. ’s largest power plant. Plans for a new 3.6-gigawatt GW running on coal.

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Coming soon to a lake near you: Floating solar panels

Grist

But if you ask solar-power enthusiasts, a reservoir is also not realizing its full potential. They could simultaneously gather energy from the sun and shade the water, reducing evaporation — an especially welcome bonus where droughts are getting worse.