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Domestic Grid-Tied Solar Systems in Arkansas Lose Retail Net-Metering Credits Under New State Law

A majority of new domestic rooftop solar systems in Arkansas are grid-tied. But that may soon change under a new state law.
Jacqueline Froelich
A majority of new domestic rooftop solar systems in Arkansas are grid-tied. But that may soon change under a new state law.

Home and business solar systems in Arkansas that distribute excess solar energy into the electric grid receive retail net-metering credits for that power. A new law recently passed by the Arkansas Legislature will slash net-metering credit rates — in effective, opponents say, suppressing domestic solar deployment.

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Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for <i>Ozarks at Large.</i>
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