Solar industry insiders will most likely try to insert special perks in a bill like requirements for ratepayers to enter into long term SREC contracts. Long term SREC contracts have shifted all risk on ratepayers in the past while locking in profits for developers. ($475 10 year fixed rate contracts were prevalent). Mandated long term contracts will create risk free investing for new solar investors while the ratepayer and most current solar owners will suffer any future losses in an oversupply and if solar becomes cheaper during the next 10 years. Long term contracting decisions should be flexible and the decision as to how much of the market should benefit should rest with the Board of Public Utilities like it has in the past. This BPU decision making is best and can be used to promote land use issues and satisfy net benefits tests when siting solar.
Job Retention and Stable SREC Prices
Adjustments like these advocated by the Christie Administration will sustain the investment in solar in New Jersey thus retain thousands of jobs associated with the installation of solar. In the absence of an adjustment it is estimated that the solar industry in New Jersey will have to contract for years (Job losses) before the current state mandates catch up. It makes sense to speed up development due to the significant drop in the installed cost of solar. This drop was not modeled to happen for at least another decade when the current solar legislation was passed in January of 2010. Business’s, homeowners, schools and municipalities that invested in solar in the last few years can expect supported SREC prices if a bill is introduced and signed by the Governor. Hopefully this will happen within the next month!
Link to the Final Version of the New Jersey Energy Master Plan
Link to Governor Chris Christies Press Release
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