Hello clean energy enthusiasts!
We got some great news here at Hudson Valley Clean Energy a few weeks ago. The New York State Senate and Assembly passed a bill on Feb. 21 which improves upon the state’s net metering laws, which were expanded in 2008 to include non-residential customers.
Net metering allows customers with renewable energy systems to sell excess power back to the utility company.
The amendment lifts restrictions contained in the language of the original bill which limited the amount of power that non-residential customers could net meter. Pending Governor Paterson’s signing of the bill, non-residential solar customers would now be able to net meter up to 2 megawatts of power.
To read the press release from the New York State Solar Energy Industry Association regarding the passing of this amendment, click here.