California Plan To Balance Rooftop Solar Costs Draws Stiff Opposition

The California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) controversial plan to overhaul its rooftop solar net energy metering (NEM) rules aims to strike a cost balance among utility customers, including limiting compensation for solar users for generating power for the grid to account for utilities’ costs to maintain their operations, according to a research analysis. CPUC’s proposed decision (PD) “may provide a reasonable middle ground between the different proposals offered by stakeholders earlier this year. While the PD would reduce export compensation,...