Many of the polices that helped enable the proliferation of rooftop solar installations in California, specifically net metering at the retail rate of electricity, have been preserved by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), at least for the time being. Although net metering has come under fire in recent years, the Commission in a proposed decision issued this past Tuesday, sided with the solar industry despite utility claims that rooftop generators are overcompensated for their electricity, and do not share in covering the maintaining costs of the grid.
California’s Net Metering Rates Preserved, but Debate over the Value of Solar is Ongoing
Topics: Energy Policy, Distributed Energy, Solar Energy, Renewable Energy, Net Metering, Net Energy Metering, California Public Utilities Commission, NEM, CPUC, DG, Time of Use Pricing, TOU, Distributed Generaton, Distributed Resource Plans, DRP