3. Rooftop solar panels could provide nearly half of our power -if all suitable roo...

Rooftop solar panels could provide nearly half of our power -if all suitable roof areas in the United States were plastered with solar panels, they would generate about 1,118 gigawatts of solar power. That is 40% of the power that Americans consume every year.

Sure. If you'd really like to explore this topic, both in terms of current pricing, the effect of solar panel adoption on utility costs, and the feedback effect of various utility pricing schemes on solar adoption, here are some references I feel you should check out:

Accenture. 2014. How Can Utilities Survive Energy Demand Reduction? Accenture’s Digitally Enabled Grid Program, 2014 edition.

Bird, L., J. McLaren, J. Heeter, C. Linvill, J. Shenot, R. Sedano, and J. Migden-Ostrander. 2013. Regulatory Considerations Associated with the Expanded Adoption of Distributed Solar. NREL/TP-6A20-60613. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Blackburn, G., C. Magee, V. Rai. 2014. “Solar Valuation and the Modern Utility's Expansion into Distributed Generation.” Electricity Journal 27(1): 18–32.

Borlick, R. and L. Wood. 2014. Net Energy Metering: Subsidy Issues and Regulatory Solutions. Issue Brief September 2014. Washington, DC: Innovation Electricity Efficiency (IEE), an Institute of the Edison Foundation.

Bronski, P., J. Creyts, L. Guccione, M. Madrazo, J. Mandel, B. Rader, D. Self, P. Lillenthal, J. Glassmire, J. Abromowitz, M. Crowdis, J. Richardson, E. Schmitt, and H. Tocco. 2014. The Economics of Grid Defection: When and Where Distributed Solar Generation Plus Storage Competes with Traditional Utility Services. Boulder, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.

Brown, A. and L. Lund. 2013. “Distributed Generation: How Green? How Efficient? How WellPriced?” Electricity Journal 26 (3): 28–34.

Cai, D., S. Adlakha, S. Low, P. DeMartini, and K. Chandy. 2013. “Impact of Residential PV Adoption on Retail Electricity Rates.” Energy Policy 62: 830–843.

Energy and Environmental Economics (E3) and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) (2013). Introduction to the California Net Energy Metering Ratepayer Impacts Evaluation. San Francisco, CA: California Public Utilities Commission. 23

Chew, M., M. Heling, C. Kerrigan, D. Jin, A. Tinker, M. Kolb, S. Buller, and L. Huang. 2012. “Modeling Distributed Generation Adoption Using Electric Rate Feedback Loops.” Austin, TX: 31st USAEE/IAEE North American Conference.

Cohen, M., P. Kauzmann, and D. Callaway. 2014. “Physical and Economic Effects of Distributed PV Generation on California’s Distribution System.” Berkeley, CA: 19th Annual POWER Conference on Energy Research and Policy.

Cory, K., and A. Aznar. 2014. “Informing Electricity Systems of the Future: Key Analysis Needs.” Electricity Journal 27(9): 73–82.

Darghouth, N.R., G. Barbose, and R. Wiser. 2010. The Impact of Rate Design and Net Metering on the Bill Savings from Distributed PV for Residential Customers in California. LBNL-3276E. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Darghouth, N.R., G. Barbose, and R. Wiser. 2011. “The Impact of Rate Design and Net Metering On the Bill Savings from Distributed PV for Residential Customers in California.” Energy Policy 39(9): 5243–5253.

Darghouth, N.R., G. Barbose, and R. Wiser. 2014. “Customer-Economics of Residential Photovoltaic Systems (Part 1): The Impact of High Renewable Energy Penetrations on Electricity Bill Savings with Net Metering.” Energy Policy 67: 290–300.

Denholm, P., R. Margolis, B. Palmintier, C. Barrows, E. Ibanez, L. Bird, and J. Zuboy. 2014. Methods for Analyzing the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Photovoltaic Generation to the U.S. Electric Utility System. NREL/ TP-6A20-62447. Golden, CO: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Eid, C., .R. Guillén, P.F. Marín, and R. Hakvoort. 2014. “The economic effect of electricity netmetering with solar PV: Consequences for network cost recovery, cross subsidies and policy objectives.” Energy Policy 75: 244–254.

Faruqui, A. and R. Hledik. 2015. An Evaluation of SRP’s Electric Rate Proposal for Residential Customers with Distributed Generation. Prepared by the Brattle Group for Salt River Project. http://www.srpnet.com/prices/priceprocess/pdfx/DGRateReview.pdf.

Felder, F. and R. Athawale. 2014. “The life and death of the utility death spiral.” Electricity Journal 27(6): 9–16.

Gilmore, J., B. Vanderwaal, I. Rose, and J. Riesz. 2015. “Integration of Solar Generation into Electricity Markets: An Australian National Electricity Market Case Study.” IET Renewable Power Generation 9 (1): 46–56. doi:10.1049/iet-rpg.2014.0108.

Glick, D., M. Lehrman, and O. Smith. 2014. Rate Design for the Distribution Edge: Electricity Pricing for a Distributed Resource Future. Boulder, CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.

Harvey, H. and S. Aggarwal. 2013. Rethinking Policy to Deliver a Clean Energy Future. America’s Power Plan. http://americaspowerplan.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/APPOVERVIEW-PAPER.pdf.

Hirth, L. 2013. “The Market Value of Variable Renewables: The Effect of Solar Wind Power Variability on Their Relative Price.” Energy Economics, 38(July): 218–236. 25

Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). 2013. A Regulator’s Guidebook: Calculating the Benefits and Costs of Distributed Solar Generation. Latham, NY: Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

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