Solar container policy 2015

In 2015, SB 350 (de León, 2015) was signed into law, which mandated a 50% RPS by December 31, 2030. As part of the Solutions Center’s Clean Energy Policy Brief Series that describes key policy design elements across renewable energy technologies, this paper presents approaches and considerations specific to solar deployment. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, community solar, residential fixed charges, residential solar charges, third-party ownership, and utility-led rooftop solar programs. In 2011, California adopted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requiring that at least one-third of the state’s electricity come from clean energy sources by 2020. The California RPS program was established in 2002 by Senate Bill (SB) 1078 (Sher, 2002) with the initial requirement that 20% of. All but four states took up some type of policy action regarding distributed solar power in 2015, according to a new report from the NC Clean Energy Technology Center. Many of the headlines have focused on changes to net metering, especially in Nevada, Hawaii and California.