Solar Net Metering Michigan

Putting the brakes on solar growth.

Solar net metering michigan.

Will cms soon follow. Looking to install an array before the michigan utility monoploy destroys solar. We re also working at michigan s public service commission psc to ensure that solar customers are fairly credited for the clean local electricity they export to the grid through net metering and urge the psc to require utilities to use distributed resources like solar batteries and other local technology to reduce the need for expensive. Solar advocates are concerned that the transition to a localized value of solar rate is happening too soon.

As of june 30 2009 michigan had over 120 customers. So dte killed net metering for its customers. Under the system for example when a home that uses solar panels creates more energy than it uses the extra energy is sent to the. Rick snyder that increased the state s renewable.

Michigan s new net metering program net metering is for customers with renewable electric generators such as wind turbines solar photovoltaic and other types of renewable electric generators located at a michigan residence or business that is served by an electric provider. The impact of this new dte structure on solar customers is quite severe because the non bypassable distribution portion of the rate makes up a large proportion of the overall electric tariff. Michigan will now charge rooftop solar customers at the retail price of electricity for electricity that they consume and pay them a lower price for the electricity that the utility purchases from them thereby charging. As illinois begins shift from net metering advocates say slow down.

The mpsc last week approved a distributed generation billing mechanism that will replace net metering. An inflow outflow system will charge electric customers with solar installations full retail. Revisions to net metering policies can have significant effects on solar customers and dte s changes in michigan are no exception. Written by andy balaskovitz april 18 2018.

The change to net metering was teed up by a 2016 law supported by utilities and signed by republican gov. The main incentive for going solar in michigan is the state s favorable net metering policy which requires utilities to give you full credit for any surplus energy your pv system produces. Michigan has joined other states in realizing that net metering rules as originally designed are biased against consumers without rooftop solar raising their electricity rates. Michigan is lacking in terms of rebates and tax credits for solar power but the 30 federal tax credit compensates this.