Financial Impacts of net-metered PV on utilities and ratepayers: A scoping study of two prototypical U.S. Utilities

43rd ASES National Solar Conference 2014, SOLAR 2014, Including the 39th National Passive Solar Conference and the 2nd Meeting of Young and Emerging Professionals in Renewable Energy

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 145-151

  Satchwell, Andrew ^a   Mills, Andrew ^a   Barbose, Galen ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

AVERAGE RATE; FINANCIAL IMPACTS; INTEGRATED UTILITIES; NET METERING; POTENTIAL EFFICACY; RETURN ON EQUITY; SOLAR MARKETS; UTILITY COSTS;

SHAREHOLDERS;

EID: 84944744746     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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