Archive for November, 2009

Giving thanks!

Posted November 25th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we’d like to thank a couple folks who have recently written about our services.

Dave is a new solar owner from New Jersey who has chronicled his experience going solar in his blog at solarpowr.blogspot.com. In writing about his journey to go solar, Dave has shed a great deal of light on the entire process. He’s been an advocate for our services and we are excited to get him started!

One of the the things we love about our business is the role we play in enabling solar. Matt of PIMBY Energy, LLC (i.e. Power-In-My-Back-Yard) recently signed up with us and sold his first SRECs in the PA market. He also wrote about his first experience selling SRECs. The exciting part of this news is that Matt is an installer in West Virginia, a state without an SREC program! Because he is in the PJM region, his SRECs are eligible for registration in PA, OH and potentially DC. Since Matt was registered in PA, his SRECs were sold in our November PA SREC auction. If you are in West Virginia or Virginia, we encourage you to reach out to PIMBY to find out more.

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you have a wonderful holiday.

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DC Renewable Portfolio Standard Solar Details

Posted November 10th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

District of Columbia RPS solar requirement and SREC information: DC SREC Information

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Delaware Renewable Portfolio Standard Solar Details

Posted November 10th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

Delaware RPS solar requirement and SREC information: www.srectrade.com/delaware_srec.php

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Maryland Renewable Portfolio Standard Solar Details

Posted November 10th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

Maryland RPS solar requirement and SREC information: www.srectrade.com/maryland_srec.php

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New Jersey Renewable Portfolio Standard Solar Details

Posted November 10th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

New Jersey RPS solar requirement and SREC information: www.srectrade.com/new_jersey_srec.php

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Pennsylvania Renewable Porfolio Standard Solar Details

Posted November 10th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

Pennsylvania RPS solar requirement and SREC information: www.srectrade.com/pennsylvania_srec.php

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PA SRECs begin accruing at time of application for new facilities

Posted November 9th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

If PA is the first state you are registering SRECs in, then you will want to apply for PA certification as soon as possible… Unlike some other states, the Pennsylvania SREC program (also known as AEP Program) will not count SRECs generated at the time of installation or interconnection. SRECs will only be credited from the time of application to the PA program. However, if your system has already been registered in another state, any SRECs that are generated in that state will have the PA certification applied to them, so this will not apply to your SRECs. The PA AEPS now requests a meter reading at the time of application so that it can use that reading as the starting point of your SREC generation.

To apply to the PA program as an EasyREC customer, please complete the PA SREC certification forms. All other users can refer to our guide on applying for PA certification here.

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NJ SREC prices relative to the SACP

Posted November 5th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

We often get questions from customers asking why New Jersey SRECs were trading at $675 for most of the early part f this year, but have since dropped. The primary driver of this change is that we are now in the 2010 energy year in New Jersey. As of June 1, 2009, all SRECs created are 2010 SRECs. The $675 price we saw in previous months was for 2009 SRECs (through May 31, 2009). The $675 price represented 95% of the $711 2009 solar alternative compliance payment (SACP), which is what utilities pay for the SRECs they can’t collect. You will see that the $660 price that we’ve seen for 2010 SRECs is actually consistent with pricing earlier this year. This time the SACP is $693 for 2010 SRECs, however the new price of $660 still represents 95% of the SACP. The chart below tracks how our NJ auction history has performed compared to the SACP; the theoretical ceiling price for SRECs.

NJ SREC Pricing Relative to SACP

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SREC Tutorial

Posted November 5th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

A 2 minute audio introduction to the SREC program. This tutorial explains the structure of a typical SREC program and also goes into some details on how to understand the market for SRECs. Click on the link below to listen to the audio file.

Tutorial on SRECs, why they exists, how they are traded and what dynamics affect the market

We hope this serves as useful introduction to SRECs. For more detailed information on your specific state market, please continue to browse our blog.

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DC SREC Market Eligibility

Posted November 4th, 2009 by SRECTrade.

Solar owners in the following states can register and sell into the DC SREC market:

Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin

Check our DC State Eligibility post for more information. For detailed instructions on how to apply, go to the DC Certification Blog Post.

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