Let's Talk About Solar Power and Social Equity

[Sparty]

Interesting article re social equity and household solar PV

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/02/lets-talk-about-solar-power-and-equity?cmpid=WNL-Wednesday-February25-2015

Including:

• Fact: a study commissioned by the California Public Utilities Commission found that solar customers on average cover their full costs to the electric grid;
• Fact: a study by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission and a study from the Mississippi Public Service Commission found that solar customers provide a net benefit to all ratepayers;
• Fact: an analysis from Deutsche Bank finds that rooftop solar will be as cheap as traditional power by 2016 in all 50 states (this is already happening in 11 states); and
• Fact: an analysis from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) found that even the most aggressive net-metering solar programs would have minimal (0.1-2.7 percent) impact on electricity rates.