Spotlight

Making Sense of Commercial Solar

Commercial solar is something of an enigma. Falling between the better-known residential and utility-scale solar industry sectors, commercial solar — or C&I solar as it’s often called, referring to commercial and industrial scale — encompasses a wide variety of customer types, solar designs, and project sizes. It also differs from residential solar in some key ways.

Net Metering In Kansas

The State of Kansas adopted the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act in May 2009 (see K.S.A. 66-1263 through 66-1271). The Act, amended in 2014, established net metering for customers of the state's investor-owned utilities (IOUs). Under Kansas' net metering policy, small-scale generators receive credit for the electricity they generate.

Net Metering In Missouri

This fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about net metering in Missouri under the Net Metering and Easy Connection Act. Refer to the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) rule implementing net metering at 20 CSR 4240-20.065.

Parallel Generation in Kansas

Parallel generation was implemented in response to the federal Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act of 1978 (PURPA), which required utilities to purchase excess power from grid-connected small renewable energy systems at a rate of what it costs the utility to produce or purchase power.