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Net metering in South Dakota is one step closer
Great news! Today, Senator Jason Frerichs and I took Dakota Rural Action’s proposal for net metering to the Legislative Research Council to be drafted! I have to admit, it was a little bit...
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HB 1207 – provide for net metering for certain renewable energy systems
South Dakota’s net metering bill is posted – HB 1207, to provide for net metering for certain renewable energy systems. We have worked for over a year to get this out, and we are very excited to see...
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DRA Lobby Days Report
This past week was by far my favorite here in Pierre. It was our Lobby Days, which really turned into a Lobby Week, and the board met Tuesday as well, so there were a lot of people out here with me to...
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South Dakota and net metering – what’s next?
With the failure of our net metering proposal at the legislature, it is an understandable question – what is next for net metering in South Dakota? Well, there are a couple answers. And, I am actually...
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Net metering in South Dakota – A Primer, Part 1
This post is the first in a three-part series. Parts two and three will be posted later this week. by Bill Powers Minnesota is one of 43 U.S. states that requires utilities to pay retail rates for...
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Net Metering in South Dakota – A Primer, Part 2
This is part two in a three-part series; part one can be read here, and part three will be up tomorrow. by Bill Powers Most utility companies make purchases of electricity from other utilities on the...
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Net Metering in South Dakota – A Primer, Part 3
It seems that it behooves the utility companies to embrace this trend [distributed generation] and begin to prepare for its consequences.
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Net metering for South Dakota municipal electrics
This is the extent of SDMEA's advice. It still leaves the municipalities having to choose between two broad options without much guidance as to which they might choose.
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The Value of Small-Scale Energy
As I tried to indicate in an earlier post, electricity providers need guidance with respect to local electricity generation. We can at least hope that the PUC will provide a model for such considerations.
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Is South Dakota violating PURPA?
PURPA was enacted it 1978. Its purpose is to encourage alternative energy development by providing qualified facility (QF) status to eligible cogeneration and small renewables with rights to sell to...
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We Need to Protect Our Resources Now
by Robin EH. Bagley I recently read an article about Stephen Hawking’s prediction that we (as in humans) are taking our species to the brink and will need to colonize space in the next 1,000 – 10,000...
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