Press Clips

News Articles

• 5/1/02 U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE): Utah Enacts Net Metering Legislation, Kentucky Starts Pilot
• 1/21/02 Planet Ark: Former Shell chief calls for more renewable energy
• 12/3/01 Planet Ark: Britain looks to ease small-scale power generation
• 7/17/01 Planet Ark: G8 task force urges expansion of renewable energy
• 11/12/00 New York Times: Homeowners’ Revenge: Selling Power to the Utility (Re-printed on the U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, National Center for Photovoltaics’ web site)

Press Releases

• 9/24/02 Powerlight Solar Energy Systems: Solar Energy Industry Lauds Passage of California’s New One Megawatt Net Metering Law: Net Metering Increase Enables Residential and Commercial Customers to Bank Their Excess Solar-Generated Power for Later Use, Offsetting Skyrocketing Utility Costs
• 5/19/99 David Suzuki Foundation: Home-based power key to future: Clean electricity initiative could help clear the air and foster economic growth
• 4/3/98 NW Energy Coalition: Washington Governor Signs Law Boosting Clean, Renewable Sources of Energy

A list of additional relevant literature on net metering can be found online at the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s web page: The Green Power Network: Net Metering Policies