PV Magazine: California’s new Net Energy Metering (NEM) 3.0 program takes effect on April 15, 2023. For customers who don’t qualify, or don’t get an application submitted in time, developers need to be ready to implement more solar and storage projects down the line. With the decreased value of solar coming under the program, implementing storage to offset lost value will be a natural next step.
Getting Off Gas, Block by Block
Despite its complexities, block-level decommissioning is likely more effective than an individual, house-by-house approach, offering untapped economies of scale that can be replicated across California. Dr. Therese Peffer provides insight into the challenges of pruning gas at the neighborhood block scale and its implications for the Oakland EcoBlock project.