Making the Case for NET METERING

Katherine T. Egland

INSTEAD OF YOU SENDING A CHECK FOR YOUR ELECTRICITY USE- YOU COULD BE GETTING ONE!

WHY IS NET-METERING IMPORTANT?WE MUST REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE

●SAFER ENERGY COMBATS CLIMATE CHANGE ●REDUCES POLLUTION●SAVES LIVES- $AVE$ MONEY●SAVES THE PLANET

AND

ENERGY ALTERNATIVES - RENEWABLE SOURCESNot Depleted When Used, Such As Wind Or Solar Power.

PROS AND CONSMYTHS AND FACTS

SO WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY?

ENERGY TRANSISTIONING A JUST TRANSITION OR JUST A TRANSITION???

2010- Approved building of lignite coal plant2012- Only 0.05% renewables in power mix2013 -Only 1MW of grid-connected solar2014- Study- PV rooftops can provide 22% source2015- Net-metering currently pending before PSC*1 of 4 states WITHOUT a net-metering policy

INSTEAD OF RENEWABLES, MISSISSIPPI

NATIONAL NAACP BOARD RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT

OF NET-METERING

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will continue to support the deployment of clean energy sources, specifically solar and wind power, especially distributed solar located within local communities, and will advocate for pricing structures that are fair and do not unduly burden low income ratepayers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NAACP will continue to support programs and policies that ensure affordable access to clean energy options for all; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the NAACP advocates for equitable and sustainable job training and job opportunities to low- to moderate-income African American residents within communities of color; and

• BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that utility companies be required to connect to the local producers to whom they distribute energy; and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the NAACP will transmit this Resolution to state legislatures and public utility commissions that are considering renewable energy cost allocation policies.

DID YOU OWN ONE OF THESE YEARS AGO?

DO YOU OWN ONE OR MORE NOW?

CELL PHONE

FLAT SCREEN TV COMPUTER

WITH RESPONSIBLE NET-METERING POLICIES:

THE

CAN BE WITHIN YOUR REACH! AS THE CO$T CONTINUES TO DROP

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM MODELS●NON-ROOFTOP = SOLAR FIELDS●COMMUNITY OWNED CO-OPS●RENTAL ●FINANCING WITH NO CREDIT CHECKS

*ALL PAID WITH THE ENERGY SAVINGS

DO YOU LIKE BEING ABLE TO CHOOSE YOUR INTERNET, CABLE TELEVISION,

HOME OR CELL PHONE CARRIER?

THEN YOU WILL NET METERING

CHOICE$

ENERGY DEMOCRACY

LOVE

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