October Member Brief: Is There A Perfect Electricity Rate For All Technologies?

Residential electric rates are under intense scrutiny in many states, usually in the context of solar and net metering. These rate changes, such as demand charges or time of use rates, will impact the various distributed energy resource technologies — such as solar, electric vehicles, batteries storage — in different ways. This brief looks at the context of long-term rate impacts on these consumer smart electric technologies and recommends that rate changes are being assessed with the bigger picture in mind to avoid unintended consequences.