Q2 2025 Utility Rates Newsletter
This quarter we’re highlighting the 833% increase in PJM’s capacity costs for 2025-2026, rate increases for Pennsylvania and Indiana customers, introducing two new members to our team, and covering our quarterly utility rate numbers.
Decoding Electricity Rates: Breaking Down Rate Schedules — Part 2
This is Part Two of our three-part series covering everything to know about utility bills, rate schedules, and the energy usage profile—all crucial components for modeling your solar and storage projects.
February 2025 Utility Rates Newsletter

This month we’re highlighting the 2025 Net Billing Tariff (NBT) export credits, the closure of Hawaii’s Shift & Save pilot program, Illinois’s NEM changes, Eversource Energy’s rate name revisions, and our quarterly utility rate numbers.
Maximizing Savings with Time-of-Use Rates for Solar

Extracting meaningful cost savings from your solar investment involves more than simply generating power; it also demands an understanding of how utility rate structures, such as time-of-use (TOU) rates, can impact overall savings potential.
Q3 2024 Utility Rates Newsletter
This quarter we’re answering some questions about our new NEM Programs, as well as proposed Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC) values, Massachusetts Net Metering (NEM) revisions, California Investor-Owned Utility (IOU) updates, and our quarterly numbers.
ETB Developer – Utility Rates Training Session: NEM Programs
Summary: Accurate and transparent utility rates are essential for modeling the avoided costs of your projects in ETB Developer. We’re excited to announce our newest feature – NEM Programs – for ETB Developer. This feature includes pre-built net metering (NEM) or net billing programs that users can select in an Energy Use Profile. In this webinar, our utility rates team educates our users on everything related to utility rates […]
Q2 2024 Utility Rates Newsletter
This quarter we’re covering rate decreases for Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) — and also SCE’s 2025-2028 General Rate Case, Indiana rate increases, Illinois’s changing NEM, new team members, and our quarterly numbers.
March 2024 Utility Rates Newsletter
In this month’s newsletter, we cover updates to SDG&E’s rates, explore Arizona Public Service’s (APS) recent rate case, overview a new Energy Use Profile feature for supply-related exports, and share our quarterly numbers.
How Utility Rate Inflation Impacts Energy Storage Viability
As energy markets constantly change, utility rate inflation remains a significant driver of change, creating challenges and opportunities for consumers and businesses alike. One notable shift is the erosion of value for standalone photovoltaic (PV) systems under the NEM 3.0 framework.
February 2024 Utility Rates Newsletter
This month we cover rate cases for Idaho Power, Public Service Company of New Mexico, and Con Edison, highlight the addition of Hawaiian Electric’s Shift & Save rates to our database, and explain the difference between PG&E’s B-1 and B-6 rate schedules.