The result was three fully functioning systems, which enabled vendors to have a both hands-on and beneficial experience. The team worked to secure donations that would help train directly in the technology including commercial rooftop HVAC units, advanced rooftop control systems, economizers, and lab space, to learn about ARC. These programs have been validated by the industry as rapidly growing in the fields of energy efficiency and alternative energy, as well as critical to electric power infrastructure and building management. Many utilities have taken note and promoted energy programs with incentives to encourage participation. Commercial HVAC Rooftop Units and Advanced Rooftop Controls carry significant energy-saving potential that presents high-efficiency opportunities for businesses. The class was developed and taught by Nexant Engineer Chris Cox and funded by Rocky Mountain Power. December 9th was the last day a homeowner could apply for rooftop solar panels and not be subject to the new, higher tariff.SALT LAKE CITY (April 1, 2021) - Rocky Mountain Power, in partnership with Nexant, is leading a new Advanced Rooftop Control (ARC) class in conjunction with Salt Lake Community College Energy Institute. And Murphy says as of 5pm December 9th, there had been 2300 applications in the first 9 days of December alone. In November of this year, there were 2200 applications. This year Rocky Mountain Power had projected 17,000. Last year there were nearly 7,000 rooftop applications. This is a complicated and important issue to be resolved and we’re relying on the PSC to make the best decision possible after they have all the facts or information they need.”Īccording to Murphy, rooftop solar applications have doubled every year for the past 5 years in Utah. Paul Murphy, spokesman for Rocky Mountain Power, “We’re continuing to try to seek a rate that’s fair to Utah solar customers without harming our other customers who don’t have solar panels. Although we are pleased the Commission has suspended the proposal, it is still unclear what this will mean for customers who enroll in net metering after December 9."
It is of the utmost importance that the Commission create a pathway for a fair and thorough examination of the costs and benefits of net metering, and today's decision is a step in that direction. PacifiCorp further notes in the Decemletter that it "will notify the Commission if a stipulation is reached or if the attempt to resolve this matter becomes unfruitful." The Public Service Commission says it will await that notification before holding further proceedings.Īccording to Mountain Town Community Solar, a nonprofit organization, "This proposal was confusing to the public and created needless disruptions in the solar market. while interested stakeholders continue to seek mutually acceptable resolutions." The Order goes on to say, “Because this recommendation is not inconsistent with the comments and replies we have received from others in this docket, we accept PacifiCorp's recommendation and suspend the Tariff Changes.” The Utah Public Service Commission has suspended Rocky Mountain Power's net metering proposal on the same day as the deadline for solar rooftop applications to be submitted in order to be grandfathered under the lower rate.Īccording to an Order on the Public Service Commission website, PacifiCorp, the owner of Rocky Mountain Power, filed a letter with the Commission on December 9, 2016, in which it "recommends the Commission exercise its statutory prerogative to suspend the.
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