Analysis of U.S Interconnection and Net-Metering Policy
- North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). North Carolina Solar Center; Interstate Renewable Energy Council
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Arlington, VA (United States)
Historically, the absence of interconnection standards has been one of the primary barriers to the deployment of distributed generation (DG) in the United States. Although significant progress in the development of interconnection standards was achieved at both the federal and state levels in 2005, interconnection policy and net-metering policy continue to confound regulators, lawmakers, DG businesses, clean-energy advocates and consumers. For this reason it is critical to keep track of developments related to these issues.The North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC) is home to two Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) projects -- the National Interconnection Project and the Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE). This paper will present the major federal and state level policy developments in interconnection and net metering in 2005 and early 2006. It will also present conclusions based an analysis of data collected by these two projects.
- Research Organization:
- Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Arlington, VA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE EE Office of Solar Energy Technology (EE-2A)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-05NT42401
- OSTI ID:
- 1023888
- Report Number(s):
- IREC401--008
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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