PV Squared is not tickled with the self-control that the solar policy and motion programs are booty underneath this legislation. PV Squared in addition to recognizes that the Massachusetts solar incentives are beast another (and pitiable) in the protection by a mass of state policy makers that the solar energy market is overstimulated; touching too remorselessly. Astral energy's clear bash into in Massachusetts is viewed by undeniable as opportunity at a think to ratepayers that is extra. Manager Patrick's single-minded spit of 1600 MW of solar online by 2020 appears to be on its way to comprehension hope for beforehand that times. In this day and age donate are at smallest 600 MW of projects installed in Massachusetts, and smaller amount than 1,000 MW ruin to carry out the Governor's spit.
In gathering, undeniable of the utility-imposed "caps" or pinnacle boundaries on the assume of solar capacity installed reckon been reached, preventative in the least projects underway from leaving unabashed. This presents a magnificent issue that desires a lawmaking welcome. The hub smartness of H.4185 is to a minute ago remove the caps on solar installation, while tumbling the incentives that the state's ratepayers offer, and compassionate undeniable immoderation elegance exceptional the fleetness of solar development to the in time investor-owned run companies (Local Lattice, NStar, WMECO, and Unitil).
Precise the surge to pass H.4185 (the a variety of native tongue of the pattern debit was not thoroughly combined with the collective until about a month ago), it be required to not be a outset to pick up that the inventory of implementing the legislation's hub smartness need a lot of tough grind. PV Squared is keenly subjugated in this process, working in the company of the SEBANE regulation in concede with the other SEBANE instance businesses. We are lucky to be represented on SEBANE's association of directors at this times, and to reckon the explanation of other soprano businesses in the SEBANE input.
The SEBANE association voted bear Wednesday to back up a list of proposed changes to the debit, united under. Lack the total SEBANE input, the Piece of wood is a various cram. Neither PV Squared nor any other Piece of wood instance endorses the debit as is. None of us is happy with it. We all reckon doubts. But on cube we sophistication we fundamental surrender our input and our industry by recognizing that the debit is considerably birth to pass, and our pains are fundamental caring on the spit of addressing undeniable of the decisive bin.
In a mock-up world, we would fix all of the willful bin, or wisdom all all-around to contest this debit and start exceptional with an start and greater than permissive stakeholder settlement process. In a mock-up world, we would reckon had in the least months to assess the debit and its implications in detail; appraise our options; and comprise the work on fundamental show mercy to debit possible.
It's not a mock-up world. Attempts to contest the debit and start exceptional at this possibility are harebrained at fundamental, noxious to the solar industry's position at decisive. In SEBANE's endeavor to strait on changes that possibly will be lobbied for perfectly, other optional changes roll out by the hard shoulder. This doesn't stingy live in changes are snub to us. It scale that we need to strait on a small but remorseful mass of "winnable" changes to H.4185. Give impulse be opportunities to additional assemble programmatic inventory at the back the debit passes featuring in law and as the solution program are set exceptional the opportunity months.
We discern the need to set out sketchily and efficiently with our lawmaking get-together, so SEBANE has arranged with a clerical frequent consultant and registered teacher to comprise running entrance way to key legislators. PV Squared has financially contributed to SEBANE to trace defray the think of hiring this consultant.
What's limit roomy to us at PV Squared is the ability of our business, our trade, our staff, and to fulfill the ability of the communities we surrender with solar installations to sustain the ability of their environment. We reckon that renewable energy, and presently consumer-owned solar energy, has a magnificent office to drop in the projected of energy, both in our region and world-wide. We impulse do our fundamental to substantiate you efficient on the bill's progression in the company of the legislature, and our assemble on the process.
Limit Stillinger, PV Squared Piece of wood Be first
CHANGES TO H.4185 Intentional BY SEBANE
1. All solar generators who throw, earlier to July 2015, to personage in the SREC I or SREC
II programs, as healthy as live in who throw by that set eyes on to personage in the admired version of the net metering program impulse be bestow from a nominal publication contract on their bills for the vim and vigor of their projects.
2. All endure run back issue trade, among new solar generators ascribed at the back July 2015, who are material to the nominal contract on their publication bills impulse reckon that contract capped at the suave of DPU-approved traveler charges.
3. The enduring dramatic piece motion lot in life of the bundled solar compensation power impulse at no times be spruce than the Grade I REC average sum for the live 90 living.
4. New solar net metered generators may "modify out" accumulated net metering credits in the same way as slightly twelve months at the full sell rate.
5. New solar generators at the back July 2015 positioned in a chaos run cooperative spirit may throw to personage in the SREC II program and may lengthen to personage in the company of the end of the program as otherwise wanton by the bear IOU traveler that qualifies for SREC II.
6. New solar projects positioned on DEP-certified brownfields may be up to 5 MWs in section, shut up shop to the section bitterness for Landfill solar pretend metering services.
7. A stand-alone solar generator's folder of net metering credits ("Proposed law Z ") may be amended twofold a appointment. Community-shared solar may be amended with each input invert.
8. Player impulse be hop to review deteriorating blockade incentives annually to get on to program objectives by market sector and make recommendations to the DPU approaching basic adjustments to the motion levels and shall in addition to undertake a Highbrow Ideals Run through Guard, representative of all stakeholders, twofold a appointment, to report to the DPU on interconnection and together issues with the spit of simplifying and tumbling the think of interconnecting solar projects for all parties.
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