Groups Press California High Court To Overturn Rooftop Solar NEM Rules

Three environmental groups are petitioning the California Supreme Court to overturn the state’s rooftop solar net energy metering (NEM) rules after a state appellate court panel declined to rehear a decision upholding the policy, with the groups maintaining the lower court was too deferential to state utility regulators. “First, review is warranted to ensure uniformity of decision and to settle an important question regarding the standard of review applicable to” decisions by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), states the...