Chapter 6 · Solar Policy Outside NEM 3.0 States
6.1 The four-quadrant view
High export price ←————→ Low export price
Mandatory | Full Retail NEM | Avoided Cost / Net Billing |
interconnect | (NJ, MA, NY[VDER], | (CA, AZ, HI, IL, NV) |
| CT, IL[full+SREC]) | |
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Not | A few states with | TX, FL (partial), |
mandatory | voluntary full buyback | retailer- or muni-defined |
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