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Net metering: Defend, strengthen Montana law

I’ve worked in the Montana solar industry for three decades, but never have I seen the level of interest in rooftop solar this high. Every week I get new calls from homeowners, businesses and even low-income housing developers eager to lock in the energy savings that an on-site solar array offers.

Unfortunately, the success of my business and the freedom of Montana utility customers to generate clean renewable energy hangs in the balance at the Montana Legislature. The Legislature’s Energy and Telecommunications Interim Committee http://leg.mt.gov/css/Committees/Interim/2015-2016/Energy-and-Telecommunications/default.asp is studying Montana’s most important solar policy: net metering http://leg.mt.gov/css/committees/interim/2015-2016/Energy-and-Telecommunications/Committee-Topics/committee-topics.asp .

Montana’s net metering law gives individuals the confidence they need to invest in solar power. It ensures that utility consumers can generate their own clean energy and that they’ll receive a fair credit for extra energy they send back to the grid.

On behalf of my business and the people I employ, I’m calling on our policy makers to defend and strengthen this simple guarantee.

Dan Brandborg,

photovoltaic energy specialist,

SBS Solar http://www.sbslink.com/

Hamilton

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