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Interesting post from Energy Reporter Sammy Roth of The Desert Sun.

A new electricity rate structure soon to be offered by Southern California Edison could make it easier for businesses and nonprofits to go solar. 

Known as “Option R,” the new rate structure — which could be available to commercial electricity consumers as soon as January — lowers demand charges that are difficult to reduce with solar panels but which can account for half of a business’ monthly power bill. At the same time, Option R increases electricity rates — the portion of the bill that can be substantially reduced by adopting rooftop solar.

The result is a rate structure that shortens payback periods for solar-generating systems. Brad Heavner, policy director for the California Solar Energy Industries Association, said Option R “greatly expands the market” for rooftop solar at businesses and nonprofits.

http://www.desertsun.com/story/tech/science/energy/2014/11/16/southern-california-edison-rates/19149831/

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Government Grants for Desert Land?

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management posted their “West Mojave Plan Program” on their website. http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/cdd/wemo.html

Various local energy agencies (i.e. First Solar Inc.) are interested in vacant desert land for sale to build “Solar Zones”. This Vacant Desert Land is located in the San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Kern, and Inyo counties. As stated in the BLM’s “West Mojave Plan”, “The purpose of the West Mojave Plan is to develop management strategies for the desert tortoise, Mohave ground squirrel and over 100 other sensitive plants and animals that would conserve those species throughout the western Mojave Desert, while at the same time establishing a streamlined program for compliance with the regulatory requirements of FESA and CESA. Agencies, local jurisdictions and others with a stake in the future of the western Mojave Desert have collaborated in the development of the West Mojave Plan.” http://www.blm.gov/ca/pdfs/cdd_pdfs/wemo_pdfs/plan/wemo/Vol-1-Chapter1_Bookmarks.pdf

Desert land has more value then what is realized, much of it is owned by our government and used to for many good reasons including creating “Solar Zones“.

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