We recently published an article about a lawsuit brought in California in response to the state’s switch to “Net Metering 3.0.” One of the comments in response provided a brilliant long-term take on the state’s changing net metering policies over time. Here it is: By GoCoyote As a former electrician … [continued]
California was the leader for solar power installations in the USA for years. No other state compared, including in terms of rooftop solar power installations. Part of this was due to a net metering policy in the Golden State that provided rooftop solar panel owners with credits equal to the … [continued]
California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data in our Monthly Electric Power Industry Report. The share of new residential solar photovoltaic systems paired with batteries has increased since we began collecting data in October 2023. In April 2024, more than 50% of … [continued]
The California PUC has disrupted the rooftop solar industry with new net metering rules that went into effect in April of last year.
In December of 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to alter the rules regarding net metering for customers with rooftop solar systems. Net metering requires utility companies to pay customers for the excess energy those solar arrays send back to the grid. It is the thing that drove … [continued]
Courtesy of the Environmental Working Group SAN FRANCISCO — Fearing voter backlash, California regulators may hold off issuing their proposed decision on a utility proposal to stifle the state’s rooftop solar program until after the November election, according to an October 3 email bulletin from the San Diego–based nonprofit Solar … [continued]
The discussion about California’s grid, rooftop solar energy, and net metering goes on. Following up on the comments under this article and then this article as well as years of debate, research reports, lobbying, solar industry pushback, and a net metering update that seems to be in complete limbo, below … [continued]
We have some of the most informed readers in the world, but that doesn’t mean they agree on everything. In fact, sometimes they have feverish yet well informed debates that genuinely use logic (rather than ad hominem attacks and other logical fallacies) to discuss different technology or policy approaches. I … [continued]
Long a pioneer in the adoption and acceleration of solar power, California is in the midst of seeking input from stakeholders, through a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) process, to evolve its approach to its net metering rooftop solar program in a manner that accounts for emerging needs and market … [continued]
Influential grassroots organizations across the state and sectors come together in asking Governor Newsom and CPUC to prioritize rooftop solar and storage for a more equitable and resilient energy grid.
