US EditionNet Metering for Solar Owners Suffers Defeat in California Courts
The court ruled that California's net metering tariff cuts meet legal standards despite a 77% to 85% decline in residential solar sales, supporting utility cost-sharing claims.
- On Monday, the California First Appellate District Court of Appeals upheld the 2022 net metering reductions, with a three-judge panel affirming the California Public Utilities Commission's decision to cut payments by about 75%.
- The California Public Utilities Commission reduced payments after investor-owned utilities claimed rooftop solar customers didn't pay their fair share of grid maintenance costs, shifting expenses to non-solar ratepayers.
- Petitioners including the Center for Biological Diversity, Environmental Working Group and Protect Our Communities Foundation challenged NEM 3.0; the California Supreme Court remanded the case last August for deeper review.
- A November 2023 report from the California Solar and Storage Association linked NEM 3.0 to a 77% to 85% drop in residential solar sales, marking a steep market downturn.
- CPUC spokesperson Terrie Prosper said Tuesday regulators view the ruling as vindicating clean-energy goals, while Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced an upcoming utilities commission leadership change amid affordability concerns.
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Net metering for solar owners suffers defeat in California courts
A California appeals court upheld a 2022 regulatory decision to reduce rooftop solar payments. Environmental groups may appeal to the state Supreme Court. This content Solar panel reimbursements to remain low under California appeals court ruling appeared first on inewsource.
U.S. court upholds California’s current net billing mechanism, dealing blow to rooftop solar
California appellate court has affirmed the Public Utilities Commission decision to sharply cut compensation for homeowners and businesses that export rooftop solar electricity production to the grid.From pv magazine USA The California 1st District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on remand from the state Supreme Court, siding with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and affirming the current Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) frame…
California court upholds NEM 3.0, dealing blow to rooftop solar
California appellate court has affirmed the Public Utilities Commission decision to sharply cut compensation for homeowners and businesses that export rooftop solar electricity production to the grid.The California 1st District Court of Appeal has issued a decision on remand from the state Supreme Court, siding with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and affirming the current Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) framework. The ruling mark…
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