Ahead of schedule, Illinois begins value of distributed generation study

Energy News Network: Strong interest in community solar since the passage of Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act has spurred regulators to start a value-of-distributed-generation study years ahead of the timeline many stakeholders assumed.

Currently, residential customers who put electricity back onto the grid in Illinois are paid retail rates while non-residential customers get $250 per kW. The 2016 energy law calls for switching to a more nuanced payment formula, one that takes into account local demand and grid congestion, when customer generation equals 5 percent of a utility’s peak demand.

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