When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan
<pre style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">photovoltaics</span><span style="color: #000000;...
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| author | Brett Dolter Madeleine Seatle Madeleine McPherson |
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| description | <pre style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">photovoltaics</span><span style="color: #000000;"> will </span><span style="color: #000000;">play</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">role</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in </span><span style="color: #000000;">decarbonizing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">electricity</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">generation</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">meeting</span><span style="color: #000000;"> global </span><span style="color: #000000;">climate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">goals</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">Policymakers</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">can</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">benefit</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">understanding</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">how</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">their</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">choices</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">impact</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">PV</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">adoption</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">conduct</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">case</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">study</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> Regina, </span><span style="color: #000000;">Saskatchewan</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">determine</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">extent</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">which</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">changes</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">Canadian</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">province</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">have</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">impacted</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> relative </span><span style="color: #000000;">desirability</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">PV</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">returns</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">can</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">be</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">achieved</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina </span><span style="color: #000000;">under</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">three</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">scenarios</span><span style="color: #000000;">: </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">metering</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">with</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">use</span><span style="color: #000000;"> GIS </span><span style="color: #000000;">analysis</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">identify</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">suitable</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roofs</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina and </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">any</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">shading</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">may</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">occur</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">calculate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">hourly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">capacity</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">factors</span><span style="color: #000000;"> for </span><span style="color: #000000;">these</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roofs</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">using</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">irradiation</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">temperature</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and </span><span style="color: #000000;">shading</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">factors</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">match</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulated</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar output </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">with</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">hourly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">load</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">over</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 4 </span><span style="color: #000000;">million</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roof</span><span style="color: #000000;">-</span><span style="color: #000000;">load</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">combinations</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">calculate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">NPV</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">monthly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> return for </span><span style="color: #000000;">each</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">combination</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">conduct</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">telephone</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">survey</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 451 Regina </span><span style="color: #000000;">residents</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">willingness</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">install</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">at</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">different</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">levels</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> return and </span><span style="color: #000000;">compare</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">these</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">our</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulations</span><span style="color: #000000;">. Our </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">indicate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">move</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">metering</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">reduced</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">returns</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar and </span><span style="color: #000000;">lowered</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from 129 Gigawatt-</span><span style="color: #000000;">hours</span><span style="color: #000000;"> (</span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">) per year </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 99 </span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">/</span><span style="color: #000000;">yr</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina. </span><span style="color: #000000;">The</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">introduction</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">grant</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">by</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">federal</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">government</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">has</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">helped</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">increase</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">upwards</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 120 </span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">/</span><span style="color: #000000;">yr</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">The</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">grant</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">may</span><span style="color: #000000;"> also </span><span style="color: #000000;">help</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">overcome</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">high</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">discount</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rates</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">by</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">providing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">larger</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">upfront</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">benefit</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">households</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">install</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar.</span></pre><!-- p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } --> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c461432b33174832ae6af1493e9ca2542023-08-26T17:13:00ZengLibrellophChallenges in Sustainability2297-64772022-04-01101477610.12924/cis2023.10010047229When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, SaskatchewanBrett Dolter0Madeleine Seatle1Madeleine McPherson2University of Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaUniversity of Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada<pre style="text-indent: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: #000000;">Rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">photovoltaics</span><span style="color: #000000;"> will </span><span style="color: #000000;">play</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">role</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in </span><span style="color: #000000;">decarbonizing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">electricity</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">generation</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">meeting</span><span style="color: #000000;"> global </span><span style="color: #000000;">climate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">goals</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">Policymakers</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">can</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">benefit</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">understanding</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">how</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">their</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">choices</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">impact</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">PV</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">adoption</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">conduct</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">case</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">study</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> Regina, </span><span style="color: #000000;">Saskatchewan</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">determine</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">extent</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">which</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">changes</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">Canadian</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">province</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">have</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">impacted</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> relative </span><span style="color: #000000;">desirability</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">PV</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">returns</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">can</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">be</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">achieved</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina </span><span style="color: #000000;">under</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">three</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">policy</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">scenarios</span><span style="color: #000000;">: </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">metering</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">with</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">use</span><span style="color: #000000;"> GIS </span><span style="color: #000000;">analysis</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">identify</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">suitable</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roofs</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina and </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">any</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">shading</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">may</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">occur</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">calculate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">hourly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">capacity</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">factors</span><span style="color: #000000;"> for </span><span style="color: #000000;">these</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roofs</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">using</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">irradiation</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;">, </span><span style="color: #000000;">temperature</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;">, and </span><span style="color: #000000;">shading</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">factors</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">match</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulated</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar output </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">with</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">hourly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">load</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">data</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">over</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 4 </span><span style="color: #000000;">million</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">roof</span><span style="color: #000000;">-</span><span style="color: #000000;">load</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">combinations</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">calculate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">NPV</span><span style="color: #000000;"> and </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">monthly</span><span style="color: #000000;"> return for </span><span style="color: #000000;">each</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">combination</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">We</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">conduct</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">telephone</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">survey</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 451 Regina </span><span style="color: #000000;">residents</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">assess</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">willingness</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">install</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">at</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">different</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">levels</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> return and </span><span style="color: #000000;">compare</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">these</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">our</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">simulations</span><span style="color: #000000;">. Our </span><span style="color: #000000;">results</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">indicate</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">move</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">metering</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">net</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">billing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">reduced</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">financial</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">returns</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from </span><span style="color: #000000;">rooftop</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar and </span><span style="color: #000000;">lowered</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> from 129 Gigawatt-</span><span style="color: #000000;">hours</span><span style="color: #000000;"> (</span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">) per year </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 99 </span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">/</span><span style="color: #000000;">yr</span><span style="color: #000000;"> in Regina. </span><span style="color: #000000;">The</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">introduction</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">of</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">grant</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">by</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">the</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">federal</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">government</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">has</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">helped</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">increase</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar </span><span style="color: #000000;">potential</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">upwards</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> 120 </span><span style="color: #000000;">GWh</span><span style="color: #000000;">/</span><span style="color: #000000;">yr</span><span style="color: #000000;">. </span><span style="color: #000000;">The</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">capital</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">incentive</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">grant</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">may</span><span style="color: #000000;"> also </span><span style="color: #000000;">help</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">overcome</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">high</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">discount</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">rates</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">by</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">providing</span><span style="color: #000000;"> a </span><span style="color: #000000;">larger</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">upfront</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">benefit</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">to</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">households</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">that</span><span style="color: #000000;"> </span><span style="color: #000000;">install</span><span style="color: #000000;"> solar.</span></pre><!-- p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } -->http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability/article/view/724climate changenet billingnet meteringphotovoltaicsreginasaskatchewansolar energyutility policy |
| spellingShingle | Brett Dolter Madeleine Seatle Madeleine McPherson When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan Challenges in Sustainability climate change net billing net metering photovoltaics regina saskatchewan solar energy utility policy |
| title | When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan |
| title_full | When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan |
| title_fullStr | When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan |
| title_full_unstemmed | When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan |
| title_short | When the Sun Sets on Net Metering: How the Cancellation of Net Metering Impacted the Potential Adoption of Residential Rooftop Solar Photovoltaics in Regina, Saskatchewan |
| title_sort | when the sun sets on net metering how the cancellation of net metering impacted the potential adoption of residential rooftop solar photovoltaics in regina saskatchewan |
| topic | climate change net billing net metering photovoltaics regina saskatchewan solar energy utility policy |
| url | http://www.librelloph.com/challengesinsustainability/article/view/724 |
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