The solar power industry in the mid-Hudson has been rebooted. A state cap on the amount of home solar power that can be generated has been lifted a notch in the territory of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.
That means homeowners interested in adding photovoltaic systems can get back in the game. They may not have known they were out of it, but one local installer says the limit was being encountered last year.
“It’s wonderful news for us,” said Jeff Irish, president of Hudson Valley Clean Energy in Rhinebeck. “Without it, solar installations in the Central Hudson territory would have ground to a sudden halt.”
Central Hudson said Friday it had received an OK from the state Public Service Commission to boost the limits of how much power can be generated in its net-metering program. That’s where home-generated excess power is fed back into the grid, running the meter backward and saving the homeowner money...read more
Sunday, February 04, 2007
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