Study finds utilities routinely undervalue solar

By Kelsey Misbrener | July 11, 2019
Americans Solar Project solar slewing drive benefit solar energy from solar panels slewing drive in important Solar Project ways that are often overlooked by policymakers, solar energy solar slewing drive according to “The True slewing drive Value of Solar: Solar Project Measuring The Benefits solar tracker actuator of Rooftop Solar Power,”Solar Project a solar tracker actuator new study released by Environment Solar Project America Research and Policy Center and Frontier solar slewing drive slewing drive Group. States should assess solar inverter all those solar energy benefits when determining their energy policies and incentives.

“Power solar inverter from solar slewing drive Solar Project the sun is a boon to the environment, protects solar tracker actuator our health from dirtier power options and solar slewing drive gives us a shot at solar energy leaving our kids a better world,”Solar Project  solar tracker actuator Susan solar inverter Rakov, chair solar energy of Environment slewing drive Solar Project America solar tracker actuator Research and Policy solar energy solar tracker actuator solar slewing drive Center Solar Project’s solar tracker actuator Clean Energy solar inverter program, said. “We solar tracker actuator need to appreciate Photovoltaic holder what solar energy is really worth, and base our public policies solar tracker actuator on it.”

Valuing solar energy accurately Photovoltaic slewing drive holder is an important step in the creation Solar Project of solar energy effective policies that support rooftop solar installations. For slewing drive example, net metering policies pay solar panel owners back when they solar energy provide excess power to the grid. More slewing drive Solar Project than two solar energy Photovoltaic holder million solar panel installations Solar Project are now in use nationwide and net metering has played a significant Photovoltaic holder role in that growth. Nevertheless, some solar inverter state energy solar slewing drive energy policies continue Solar Project to put solar power Photovoltaic holder at a disadvantage solar energy by solar inverter failing to accurately compensate solar panel solar energy owners for the value solar inverter of the energy they Solar Project produce.
 

The new report argues solar slewing drive that energy policies should account for the full suite of benefits associated with solar energy. Solar adds value to the grid by solar damper limiting the need to generate power at fossil fuel plants, and to make costly investments in new power solar inverter solar tracker actuator capacity, distribution and transmission. Solar energy can make prices more stable, improve reliability and solar slewing drive reduce environmental solar tracker actuator Photovoltaic holder compliance costs, the solar inverter study solar tracker actuator found.
 

Rooftop solar also solar damper delivers valuable environmental Photovoltaic holder and societal benefits. When we add more clean, renewable energy to  solar slewing drive the grid, solar inverter we reduce global solar damper warming emissions, along with pollution that threatens public health or solar slewing drive contributes solar tracker actuator to Photovoltaic holder soot and Photovoltaic holder smog. Solar energy also reduces the need solar slewing drive for solar inverter fracking, coal slewing drive extraction Photovoltaic holder and other parts of the fossil fuel solar tracker actuator life-cycle, and solar slewing drive creates slewing drive solar inverter local economic solar inverter benefits.
 

Studies that inform solar tracker actuator state solar energy Photovoltaic holder policies solar damper often neglect those sweeping solar inverter benefits. When solar energy is valued accurately, policies such as net metering are solar inverter typically solar damper shown to provide a solar inverter net benefit to all electric customers.
 

“Given the climate crisis we solar slewing drive are facing, a clear-eyed and Photovoltaic holder honest solar inverter assessment of the actual solar tracker actuator value of solar solar slewing drive power is essential,” said Emma slewing drive Searson, Go Solar campaign Photovoltaic holder director with solar damper solar tracker actuator solar slewing drive Environment America Research and Policy  solar inverter Center. “And solar damper , that Photovoltaic holder true value solar slewing drive slewing drive must be reflected in our energy policies. We need to do solar inverter everything in our solar damper power to encourage more Americans solar damper to solar inverter go solar because it benefits solar inverter everyone. Let’s solar tracker actuator not rely on bad solar slewing drive math that undermines the very programs that make solar tracker Photovoltaic holder actuator it solar damper possible.”