Webinar Recap: NEM Paired Storage – Why It Matters (April 2020)
All 3 of California’s investor-owned utilities (IOU’s) are now officially accepting energy storage net metering (NEM paired storage) applications. This permits eligible solar + storage systems to export storage to the grid, given the battery charges entirely from solar. We presented with Brad Heavner, Policy Director at California Solar and …
WEBINAR: NEM Paired Storage: Why it Matters
Summary: All 3 California IOU’s are now officially accepting Energy Storage Net Metering (aka NEM Paired Storage) applications. This effectively permits eligible solar + storage systems to export storage to the grid and receive a full NEM credit, assuming the battery charges entirely from solar. In this webinar, we unpacked the mechanics of how exactly […]
Energy Storage Net Metering – An Illustration of Why it’s so Valuable
Energy Storage Net Energy Metering (aka NEM Paired Storage) allows a customer with a behind-the-meter solar + storage system to discharge their battery, exporting stored energy back to the grid and receive a Net Energy Metering credit, if the battery can verifiably charge 100% from solar. In certain cases, NEM …
California Utilities now Accepting Applications for Net Energy Metering (NEM) – Paired Storage
We published a policy update in February of 2019 entitled “CPUC Approves Energy Storage Net Metering” that summarized the CPUC’s decision to allow customers with (ESS) energy storage systems to receive credits for storage exports that are sent back to the grid, as long as the storage system charges entirely …