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2011 Spring | Business & Sustainability, Policy & Regulation

Increasing Distributed Energy Generation by Modifying State Net Metering Policy

Student(s):

Rachel Dussell

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Kaboo Leung and Chuck Collins

Partner(s):

  • Cascade Power Group

Faculty advisor(s):

Scott Montgomery, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington

My project focused on Washington State energy policy and how it might be used to increase the share of renewable electricity generated in the State, as well as refine the system we already use. I assisted the members of Cascade Power Group in constructing strategies for their policy goals and methods for influencing state policymakers. I created a state energy policy roadmap, which outlines policy recommendations for a cleaner state energy profile. The document is provided on the company website directed toward state policymakers and industry stakeholders.