Net metering
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Environment/Energy
Nevada’s New Net-Metering Policy Just Another Handout for Solar Power
by Isaac Orr July 12, 2017Electricity prices for people without solar panels are likely to increase in Nevada following Gov. Brian Sandoval’s decision to sign a bill that guarantees owners of rooftop solar systems will receive 95 percent of the retail rate for the electricity they sell back to the grid.
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Budgets/TaxesEducationEnvironment/EnergyFeaturedPodcast
In The Tank (ep75) – Automating the Government, Net Metering, and Eliminating the Dept of Education
by Donald Kendal February 10, 2017John Nothdurft is MIA, so joining Donny Kendal is Heartland policy analyst Tim Benson. Donny and Tim present episode #75 of the In The Tank Podcast. Today’s podcast features work from Reform UK, the Heartland Institute, and the American Federation for Children.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Solar Net Metering Subsidies Are Too Costly for Louisiana
by James Taylor June 5, 2015Net-metering subsidies for solar power are running up large deficits and proving too costly for Louisiana. It is time for Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) and the state legislature to pull the plug on these subsidies, which merely add to the mountain of federal government favoritism bestowed on the solar power industry.
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Environment/EnergyFeatured
Net Metering Gives Big Advantage to the Wealthy
by Isaac Orr October 27, 2014Champagne wishes and caviar dreams are coming true thanks to a government policy called net metering, which allows wealthy environmentalists who have installed solar panels on their roofs to profit unfairly at the expense of economically-disadvantaged people who can’t afford the technology themselves.