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Retail Rate Impacts Of Distributed Solar: Focus On New England, Nick Martin, Karl R. Rábago
Retail Rate Impacts Of Distributed Solar: Focus On New England, Nick Martin, Karl R. Rábago
Environmental Law Program Publications @ Haub Law
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) recently issued a study entitled “Putting the Potential Rate Impacts of Distributed Solar into Context,” authored by Galen Barbose. The LBNL study estimates the potential rate impact of distributed solar on national average retail electricity prices, and importantly, compares that impact to the potential impact of other rate drivers such as natural gas prices, renewable portfolio standards, and utility capital expenditures.1
This brief applies a similar style analysis as used by LBNL to regional and state level data to estimate more granular impacts for New England. We estimate rate impacts for various penetration rates …