Spring 2023 Solar Industry Update
States: 2022 Year-in-Review
Top Solar Policy Trends of 2022
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Less use of traditional net
Number of solar policy and rate design actions in 2022
No. of policy actions - DG compensation
100
80
60
40
20
•
•
metering
More use of net billing and
time-varying compensation
More consideration of grid-
access fees and minimum bills
(with mixed results)
0
Incorporation of PV provisions 100
specific to low- and medium-
income households
Consideration of community
.
solar programs
.
Promotion of PV + battery
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
No. of policy actions - community solar
80
60
40
20
0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
systems
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Linking of labor requirements with PV programs
•
Increased complexity of PV programs
Use of iterative approaches to PV program design.
No action in 2022
1-2 actions in 2022
3-5 actions in 2022
6-9 actions in 2022
10 or more actions in 2022
NREL 21
Source: North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center, The 50 States of Solar: 2022 Policy Review and Q4 2022 Quarterly Report, January 2023. Map reproduced with permission.View entire presentation