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New Jersey Community Solar Energy Pilot

Community Ownership Structures, Equitable Access to Renewables, Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures
State Legislatures, Public Utilities, State Public Utility Commissions
New Jersey's pilot community solar program has been lauded for strong provisions prioritizing low and moderate income customer participation.

Proposed CLEAN Future Act (2020)

Green Banks, Green Banks and Related SFOs, Zero Net Energy Buildings, Requiring Building Retrofits, Expanding Vehicle Charging and Refueling Infrastructure, Incentives for EVs and Hydrogen Vehicles, Improving Aviation Efficiency, Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions Standards, Overcoming Obstacles to State Authorization of Transmission, Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy Resources, Nuclear Financing and Ownership Models, A National Clean Energy Standard, CCS Subsidies, Regulation of Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions
Congress
A 622-page economy-wide climate bill with provisions on power, transport, buildings, financing, and more released by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Illinois Value of DER Proceeding

Net Metering and Value of Solar
State Public Utility Commissions
An investigation into an annual process and formula for calculating rebate values for customers with solar, wind or other renewable energy systems.

Virginia’s HB 868

Customer Access to Renewables
State Legislatures
Virginia's HB 868 allows retail electric customers to purchase 100% renewable electricity from electric suppliers, including incumbent electric utilities that are not serving their service territory directly.

New Jersey’s A2371 (2020)

Food Waste, Financial Incentives for Renewable Gas Production
State Legislatures
Amends the state RPS's definition of “Class I renewable energy" to include methane gas from a biomass, composting, anaerobic or aerobic digestion facility. Also requires large food waste generators to separate and recycle food waste.

Virginia’s HB 1184 (2020)

Community Ownership Structures, Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures
State Legislatures
Requires the State Corporation Commission to establish by regulation a shared solar program.

Seattle’s Executive Order 2020-01

Natural Gas Bans in New Buildings
Local Governments
Seattle's Executive Order 2020-01, among other things, bans the use of natural gas and other fossil fuels in all new city-owned buildings, and calls for a plan to transition existing buildings away from fossil fuels by 2021.

New York Clean Heat and Building Efficiency Funding

Fuel Switching and Building Electrification, Incentivizing Voluntary Retrofitting, Financial Incentives for Installation of Distributed Energy Resources
State Public Utility Commissions
New York State is now investing over $6.8 billion in energy efficiency and clean heat investments from 2020 through 2025. 

Eversource MA Geothermal District Heating Proposals

District Heating Systems
Public Utilities, State Public Utility Commissions
Eversource MA has proposed three different pilot projects to Massachusetts regulators in order to prove that networked geothermal systems -- connecting a variety of residential and commercial establishments in a nexus -- are feasible.