AZ RUCO Workshop: Net Metering
29 May 2013
ASU’s Interest in Solar Energy
Research & Development
On-campus Deployment
Major Policies Supporting Renewable Energy in Arizona Today
• Federal Tax Credits
• Renewable Energy Standards
• Net Metering
Multiple Perspectives in the Net Metering Policy Discussion
• Utilities
• Solar Industry
• Customers
• Society
Considerations for Measuring the Benefits of Distributed Energy and Net
Metering
• Long-term vs. short-term impacts
• Transparent assumptions
• Benefits to whom?
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Examples of How Distributed Energy May Impact Society
• Local Economic Activity
• Environmental Benefits
• Support for new industries/technologies