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Pennsylvania electricity prices are above the national average. With these high costs, the opportunity for savings from solar projects is also high. Additionally, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave business owners the right to benefit from net energy metering (NEM) regardless of the amount of their onsite power usage. This enables a broader universe of potential solar projects in Pennsylvania to be feasible for commercial properties. In our latest Energy Insights, Dan Smith, VP of Markets, explains how NEM in Pennsylvania (as well as other incentives, such as grants, tax credits, Solar Renewable Energy Certificate (SRECs) and rebates) can be a very advantageous path for organizations to leverage solar lease opportunities and generate a new source of revenue while contributing to their sustainability goals.

Net metering provides a powerful solution to several fundamental questions about commercial solar. Here is how it works: When solar power equipment is installed, you’re connected to the power grid. When the solar panels produce more energy than is needed onsite, the excess electricity is sent back to the grid — and you receive a credit for it from the utility. Then, when the solar panels are producing less than what’s needed, you draw power from the grid and get charged against the credits already accumulated. Read more⤵️

Onsite #solar was a perfect solution for Bayer's Whippany, NJ facility based on available space and fit within their overall #sustainability goals. Watch a clip from our interview with Bayer's Sr. Manager of Sustainability, Safety, Health, and Environment as he talks about their onsite #solar project with DSD. ☀️🤝

Utility-scale may make all the news, but DG solar is incredibly important, writes the VP of markets for DSD Renewables in this contribution.

With recent developments through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s new transmission and cost allocation rule, the time is ripe for our industry to come together and share insights to improve #grid #interconnection timelines. DSD’s Program Manager, Robert Wright, will be speaking at the GridTECH Connect Forum in Newport Beach tomorrow on “How flexible interconnection can help fix California’s distribution grid” and discussing new #technologies and strategies to improve interconnection timelines, reduce costs, and enable more solar in the state. We are excited to be part of this important topic for our industry and continue to challenge renewable energy to advance and improve. #gridtechconnect #DER #interconnection

What’s agrivoltaics? It’s when adorable sheep get to work for a clean energy future, like our subsidiary New Energy Equity’s Energy Support Services collaboration with DSD Renewables (DSD). A rocky terrain at a DSD solar energy site in Winchester, Virginia, is now being maintained by Katahdin Acres livestock! Sheep and pigs manage vegetation under the arrays, so no mowers are needed on this tricky surface. A win/win for maintenance AND land use efficiency. https://ow.ly/W40S50SlfOv

“We’re seeing agrivoltaics being leveraged more and more as a viable solution to optimizing land use and increasingly allowing renewable projects to pencil. Having sheep and pigs help us maintain the grounds while giving them a safe place to freely roam is truly a win-win, and further demonstrates our collective commitment to deploying innovative solutions that reduce our projects’ carbon footprint in the communities we serve." 💬 David Eisenbud Senior Director – Origination at DSD

Next week I will be joining the discussion, "Community Solar: A California dream?" at the GridTECH Connect Forum in Newport Beach. I'm excited to share my expertise and insights on how crucial community solar is in providing access to clean energy at scale, as well as the latest changes, developments, and viability of community solar in California. DSD Renewables #gridtechconnect #DER #interconnection

Distributed generation is an indispensable component in our #cleanenergy transition because it provides a more flexible and efficient approach to #solar adoption. Read Dan Smith's entire article on the important of DG solar on Solar Power World. ⤵️

Next week, Steve Wood, DSD's Sr. Manager for Commercial Sales, will be joining the discussion “Community Solar: A California dream?” at the GridTECH Connect Forum in Newport Beach. Steve will share his expertise and insights on the latest changes and developments and the viability of community solar happening in California. We’re excited to be part of such an important discussion and hope to shine the light on how crucial #communitysolar is in providing access to clean energy in scale. #gridtechconnect #DER #interconnection