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Eastern States Notch ‘Solar Wars’ Wins as Utility Antagonism Fades [GTM Squared]

In the world of energy policy, not every law can be a flashy renewable portfolio standard.

Though there’s been plenty of those in 2019 — Washington state, Puerto Rico and New Mexico all recently set 100 percent clean energy or renewables targets, and New York looks poised to follow suit with a zero-carbon requirement — recent weeks have also brought a spate of humbler net-metering policies along the Eastern seaboard as many legislative sessions wind down.

The industry says many of them will boost solar in states where the market has faced serious distress.

Source: Greentech Media