California’s utility regulator has ruled that the state’s flagship net metering regime will be maintained in broadly its current form beyond 2017, in what is being hailed as a major victory for the pro-solar lobby.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) yesterday issued its long-awaited decision on what some have dubbed the state’s ‘net metering 2.0’, the replacement to the current regime that is due to expire in 2017.
Utility companies in the state had been pushing for net metering payments to solar customers to be slashed, but the CPUC has ruled that they will continue to be paid at retail rates.
