Future of residential rooftop solar power in Nevada is now cloudy
Recent, drastic changes put forth by the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has resulted in some possibly unintended consequences, including two top solar companies leaving the state.
Following the recently revised statewide policies regarding solar, which included rolling back their net metering fees and passing some costs back to the solar customers themselves, both SolarCity and Sunrun announced hundreds of job cuts in the state.
The future of rooftop solar in Nevada is murky
Despite the fact that the state of Nevada has the most solar power potential of any state in the U.S., many experts now question whether solar will continue to be an option or come to a grinding halt in the state.
Solar costs sent down the chain
Because the majority of the changes to policy that the Nevada PUC made deal with net metering fees and other costs that can be passed down the chain, residential rooftop solar customers are likely the ones most likely to be affected by the modifications.
According to The Guardian, new fees outlined by the Nevada PUC fee effectively eliminates the monthly savings that NV solar users typically see on their electricity bills.
It’s simple math,” Bryan Miller, president of the Alliance for Solar Choice, told The Guardian. “The commission eliminated all solar savings. People would pay more for going solar rather than less. It has left companies no choice but to stop doing business in the state.”
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