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Lower compensation rates for residential solar PV generation could reduce overall adoption
Electric utilities in some states have recently changed their policies regarding how they compensate electricity generation from solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed on residential customers' homes. An Issues in Focus article published as part of the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) discusses the potential effects of alternative utility rate structures for compensating residential solar PV generation.

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