What to Know About ITC

As the world shifts towards cleaner and more sustainable energy solutions, solar power has emerged as a frontrunner in the renewable energy revolution. The US Investment Tax Credit (ITC) stands as a key incentive, playing a pivotal role in making solar installations more accessible and affordable for individuals and businesses alike. Let’s explore the intricacies…

Help Save Solar in Wyoming (again)!

Help to stop Senate File 92 so that Wyoming homes and businesses can continue to drive our state’s clean energy transition. Senate File 92, the most recent attempt by the Wyoming legislature to degrade net metering in Wyoming, will have a negative impact on adopters of solar and on the health of Wyoming’s economy. If…

USDA REAP Grant Guide for Business & Property Owners

The USDA will help fund your solar project in Utah and Wyoming! The newly expanded REAP program is aiming to make renewable energy more accessible to businesses in rural areas and agriculture businesses in both high and low population areas. For any business and property owners who are interested in the USDA REAP Program or…

The Inflation Reduction Act Marks a Huge Win for Folks Going Solar!

The initial cost of going solar can be the most challenging part about getting a system installed for your home or business. Federal incentives have helped homeowners and businesses go solar for the last ten years but the tax credits were declining and set to expire in 2024, leaving the solar industry wondering about the…

Legislators Need to Hear Your Voice to Keep Solar Workers Like Joe

Joe Kluberton has worked as a mountain guide in Alaska and as an oil field analyst for BP in Texas. When he and his wife decided they wanted to move to Wyoming, he found that Creative Energies combined his professional experience and outdoor enthusiasm. “Challenging work, good pay, room to grow,” Joe says when speaking…

Wyoming’s Energy Economy and Jobs Future – SF16 Net Metering

Rooftop solar is helping the U.S. to decarbonize our electric generation system. Lawmakers in Wyoming are again trying to set roadblocks with Senate File 0016. Please participate in the public dialogue about whether distributed solar generation should be a part of Wyoming’s energy economy and jobs future.   The recently introduced legislation SF0016 – New net…

The Utah Public Service Commission Ruling on Compensation for Customer Generation (exported solar kilowatt-hours) and what it means for Rooftop Solar Moving Forward

Solar enthusiasts, We’d like to provide you with an update about the rate case regarding Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) proposal to reduce the Utah export credit rate for rooftop solar. We’ll share some background about the rate case, where it landed with the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) ruling (falling somewhere in the middle in between…

Wyoming’s Solar Future Needs Your Help

Wyoming Rooftop Solar Net Metering Update, October 29, 2020 The drafted bill 21LSO-02190 is out and, as we feared, its attacking rooftop solar and net metering in Wyoming. BUT, it’s not too late to contact the Committee members (and legislators who aren’t on the Committee but represent your district can influence the bill’s direction) to share why…

The Future of Rooftop Solar in Utah Needs Your Help

Rocky Mountain Power is proposing to drastically decrease the Utah solar export credit rate by 84% (the amount customers receive for adding their excess power back into the grid). The outcome of this proposal will be decided by the Public Service Commission hearing for Docket No: 17-035-61. The proposed rate drop from 9.2 cents to 1.5…