{"id":14170,"date":"2016-10-21T14:30:28","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T19:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=14170"},"modified":"2016-10-24T11:06:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T16:06:07","slug":"8-benefits-of-distributed-solar-that-prove-its-worth-more-than-dollars-and-cents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2016\/10\/21\/8-benefits-of-distributed-solar-that-prove-its-worth-more-than-dollars-and-cents\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Benefits of Distributed Solar that Prove it\u2019s Worth More than Dollars and Cents"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ga_washington-dc-2\"By Bret Fanshaw<\/a>, Solar Program Coordinator, Environment America<\/em><\/p>\n

This week, Environment America Research & Policy Center is showcasing Shining Rewards<\/a>, a new review of 16 value-of-solar studies from around the country. The report shows what we already know intuitively: Solar panels provide pollution-free energy that delivers far reaching benefits to people, the environment, the economy, and the electric grid.<\/p>\n

Powering homes and businesses with rooftop<\/a> solar can help communities avoid greenhouse gas emissions, reduce air pollution that\u2019s harmful to public health, and avoid the cost of increasingly expensive<\/a> fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

In our report, we found at least 8 key benefits of rooftop solar, all of which have real value that can be measured by regulators, policymakers, and utilities as the conversation around the future of distributed energy \u2013 solutions like\u00a0rooftop<\/a>\u00a0and community<\/a> solar \u2013 evolves.<\/p>\n

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  1. Reduced waste <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Solar energy systems produce clean, renewable electricity on-site, reducing the amount of power utilities must generate or purchase from fossil fuel-fired power plants. In addition, distributed solar-systems reduce the amount of energy lost in generation, long-distance transmission, and distribution, which cost Americans about $21 billion in 2014.<\/p>\n

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    1. Lower cost<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      By reducing overall demand for electricity during daytime hours that form the peak period for most utilities, solar energy production helps customers and utilities avoid investments in new power plants.<\/p>\n

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      1. Less risk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Because the price of solar energy tends to be stable over time, whereas the price of fossil fuels can fluctuate sharply, integrating more solar energy into the grid reduces consumers\u2019 exposure to volatile electricity prices. Also, by reducing demand for energy from the grid, home and business solar systems reduce the overall price of electricity, saving money for all customers.<\/p>\n

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        1. Stronger grid<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Distributed energy decentralizes the grid, potentially safeguarding people in one region from other areas that are experiencing problems, like blackouts. Emerging technologies, including smart meters<\/a> and small-scale battery storage systems, will enhance this value.<\/p>\n

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          1. Clean electricity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Increasing solar energy capacity helps utilities avoid the costs of meeting renewable energy requirements or installing new technologies to clean-up fossil fuel-fired power plants. It also helps avoid the cost of emission allowances where pollution is capped, like in California and New York.<\/p>\n

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            1. Reduced greenhouse gases <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              In 2014, the electricity sector was the largest<\/a> source of global warming emissions \u2014 responsible for 30 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas pollution. Generating energy from the sun provides a renewable source of energy that produces little to no greenhouse gas emissions. In 2015, distributed solar energy alone \u2013 just solar panels on households and businesses \u2013 averted approximately 8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.<\/p>\n

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              1. Improved public health<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Solar can help us reduce health costs. According to the American Lung Association, 52 percent<\/a> of Americans live in a place where pollution often reaches dangerous levels. <\/strong>As described in a recent blog post<\/a>, a National Research Council\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0in 2005 found that health-impacting pollutants from coal- and gas-fired power plants, respectively, cost society 3.2 cents and 0.16 cents per unit of generated electricity (kilowatt-hour). With an average household in the United States using about\u00a011,000<\/a>\u00a0kilowatt-hours of electricity each year, the health cost associated with that electricity consumption would be about $350 per year if it all came from a coal plant.<\/p>\n

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                1. Economic growth<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  The American solar industry is growing rapidly, creating new jobs and businesses across the nation. In 2015, the solar industry added jobs at a rate<\/a> 12 times that of the overall economy, and as of November 2015, employed more than 208,000 people.<\/p>\n

                  Solar value leads electricity policy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

                  Our report also shows that solar panels on homes, schools, and businesses often provide more benefits than they receive through programs like net metering<\/a>, which credits solar panel owners when they generate more power than they use, providing electricity for other customers. This \u201ccredit\u201d is based on a fixed rate \u2013 often the retail price of electricity \u2013 for providing excess power to the grid, similar to rollover minutes on a cell phone plan.<\/p>\n

                  Net metering has helped solar energy skyrocket in recent years, but some utilities oppose it, arguing net metering is a subsidy for solar owners. For example, in Nevada<\/a>, utility NV Energy urged regulators to end the state\u2019s net metering program.<\/p>\n

                  Our report tells a different story. It shows that nationwide, the dollar and cents value of solar that homes and businesses send back to the grid is often higher than the credit utilities provide to customers.<\/p>\n

                  In other words, the study shows that utilities are likely often underpaying<\/em> solar panel owners, not subsidizing them. Of the 16 studies reviewed, 12 found that the value of solar energy was higher than the average local residential retail electricity rate. The median value of rooftop solar energy across all 16 studies was 16.35 cents per kWh, while the average residential retail electricity rate in included states was of 13.05 cents per kWh.<\/p>\n

                  The 2016 Shining Rewards report equips electricity regulators and policy makers with peer-reviewed data that shows solar users deliver net benefits to society and the electric grid; benefits with value reflected closely under policies like net metering, which we hope will continue to support\u00a0the growth of solar power.<\/p>\n

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