Every home, store, factory, office building, and hospital pays a regular bill for electricity. The cost of electricity that appears on the bill depends on a complex set of variables that are different across the country. Electricity rates are set at a level to recover the utilities’ costs, including
The American Public Power Association filed comments with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 13, 2017 regarding a notice of proposed rulemaking, or NOPR, on participation in organized wholesale...
This spreadsheet model can help our public power utility members assess the potential impacts of distributed energy resources (DER) on utility revenues and customer rates. The tool is meant to...
This report provides a general overview of federal and general state securities and tax law considerations that may apply to community solar projects. The report can help familiarize American Public...
Many public power utilities are developing or operate community solar projects. In developing such a program, utilities should first consider why they want to develop a community solar program, what...