{"id":95603,"date":"2021-08-04T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T14:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=95603"},"modified":"2021-09-07T15:54:39","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:54:39","slug":"the-crucial-fight-for-net-energy-metering-part-1-defining-the-stakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2021\/08\/the-crucial-fight-for-net-energy-metering-part-1-defining-the-stakes\/","title":{"rendered":"The crucial fight for net energy metering: part 1 \u2013 Defining the stakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-95604\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-august2021-article2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-august2021-article2.png 770w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-august2021-article2-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-august2021-article2-317x238.png 317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Jon Franke, Blog Editor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurora Solar<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/research\/rooftop-solar-net-metering-is-a-net-benefit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roughly 40 states have mandated net energy metering<\/a>\u00a0(NEM) programs or other methods to compensate consumers for the excess solar energy they generate. And while the benefits of net energy metering are almost too vast to count, they include.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, even though the benefits of distributed solar and NEM programs benefit\u00a0<i>everyone<\/i>\u00a0(not just solar owners), investor-owned utilities\u00a0<b>(<\/b>IOUs) across the U.S. have been working to dismantle NEM and to stifle competition.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s happening with NEM was the topic of one of Empower 2021\u2019s most gripping panels, Straight Talk: State Net Energy Metering Programs. It was truly a must-see, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/empower.aurorasolar.com\/talks\/straight-talk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">you can check out the replay here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/blog\/the-crucial-fight-for-net-energy-metering-part-1-defining-the-stakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jon Franke, Blog Editor, Aurora Solar Roughly 40 states have mandated net energy metering\u00a0(NEM) programs or other methods to compensate consumers for the excess solar energy they generate. And while the benefits of net energy metering are almost too vast to count, they include. 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