John Gage

Net metering helps accelerate the deployment of solar and battery technologies, lowering electricity prices for all of us and diversifying our state's energy supply. Until the federal government addresses the market failure by internalizing the external costs of the pollution from fossil fuels, we need state action to promote the rapid adoption of clean energy solutions. Eventually, Congress will be forced to price carbon as carbon pricing continues to spread worldwide, prices rise, and CBAMS spread. CBAMS are how countries are now charging US exporters the difference between our carbon price ($0) and their carbon price (e.g., the EU is at $80/tCO2 and rising). Our state should help citizens, businesses, and towns prepare by supporting programs like net metering.