Indiana HB 1320 (2015) distributed generation/net metering

Indiana HB 1320 net metering for solar, wind and DG appears to be in trouble

Posted by Laura Arnold / February 24, 2015 / Posted in 2015 Indiana General Assembly, solar / 2 Comments

Solar bill appears to be in trouble Tim Evans, tim.evans@indystar.com10:04 a.m. EST February 24, 2015 http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2015/02/24/solar-bill-appears-trouble/23930007/ A controversial bill that critics said would slow or kill the growth of small-scale and home-based solar projects in Indiana appears to be in trouble. House Bill 1320 is not on the House calendar

Wasted energy: What went wrong with the House Utilities Committee Hearing on HB 1320

Posted by Laura Arnold / February 23, 2015 / Posted in 2015 Indiana General Assembly, solar, Uncategorized / No Comments

http://www.journalgazette.net/opinion/editorials/Wasted-energy-5142304 Wasted energy Ah, the democratic process at work. A group of citizen-legislators gathers to hear from supporters and opponents of a bill to make adjustments in the way electricity rates are assessed for solar-power users. Only seven of the 42 opponents who had come to the Statehouse to testify against House

Indiana NAACP: HB 1320 does not serve the conservative and yet progressive ideas of our state.

Posted by Laura Arnold / February 23, 2015 / Posted in 2015 Indiana General Assembly, solar, Uncategorized, wind / No Comments

Contact: Michelle Nealy (443) 562-4233 mnealy@naacpnet.org NAACP Board Passes Clean Energy Resolution NEW YORK, NY -- Today the NAACP National Board of Directors approved a resolution titled, Promoting Equitable Access to Clean Energy Alternatives. This resolution supports the ability of residential and business customers to generate their own electricity through solar

In the Sunshine State, a Power Struggle Over Solar Plays Out; Indiana Needs 3rd party PPAs

Posted by Laura Arnold / February 21, 2015 / Posted in solar, Uncategorized / No Comments

WSJ: In the Sunshine State, a Power Struggle Over Solar Plays Out Liberal environmentalists and tea-party conservatives, among others, unite to press state to open window for more renewable energy By ARIAN CAMPO-FLORES; Feb. 20, 2015 2:31 p.m. ET Florida is one of several states that ban so-called third-party sales from non-utility

Solar Energy’s New Best Friend is the Christian Coalition; Indiana Fight Over Net Metering

Posted by Laura Arnold / February 21, 2015 / Posted in Uncategorized / No Comments

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/02/20/solar-energys-new-best-friend-is-the-christian-coalition/ By Chris Mooney February 20 at 2:18 PM The politics of solar power keep getting more and more interesting. In the state of Indiana, a fight over net metering — basically, whether people with rooftop solar can return their excess power to the grid, and thereby lower their utility bills — has drawn