US EditionCalifornia Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Cuts to Rooftop Solar Payments
- On Tuesday night, California lawmakers approved Assembly Bill 942, which aims to modify the compensation structure for rooftop solar customers throughout the state.
- The bill responds to rising electricity costs and concerns about cost shifts from solar to non-solar ratepayers but faces disagreement on its fairness and effects.
- AB 942 would reduce electricity bills for 10 million Californians by $423 million in 2026, but would end grandfathered net metering rates for new owners of solar-equipped homes.
- Opponents highlight that the bill breaks contractual promises, blames solar users unfairly, and may discourage solar adoption, as solar installations dropped 82% in 2023 after similar rate changes.
- The bill’s passage could hinder California’s clean energy goals by reducing solar investments, while utilities’ high profits and overspending remain contested causes of high energy rates.
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California Supreme Court to decide fate of cuts to rooftop solar payments
A lawsuit before the California Supreme Court is pitting homeowners with rooftop solar against the state public utility commission and major private utility companies. The case centers on a 2023 rule that significantly reduced how much utilities pay for power generated by homes and small businesses. The Center for Biological Diversity, along with two other environmental groups, filed a lawsuit at the end of 2022 against the California Public Uti…
San Diego Union Tribune
San Gabriel Valley TribuneCalifornia Supreme Court mulls decision on new solar rules
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments for and against overturning a controversial decision made almost three years ago by the California Public Utilities Commission that reduced the compensation new rooftop solar customers receive when their systems generate excess electricity. The high court’s justices peppered attorneys on both sides with questions during the 58-minute hearing, giving few clues where the seven-member panel …
Los Angeles Times
California broke law in cutting rooftop solar incentives, state Supreme Court is told
Three environmental groups argued Wednesday before the California Supreme Court that state utility regulators acted illegally when they voted in late 2022 to slash incentives for rooftop solar panels.
Rate relief or broken promise? California bill scaling back on solar benefits advances
How you view a state lawmaker's vote in the California Assembly on Tuesday night may depend largely on your perspective.By a vote of 46-14, with 19 lawmakers failing to record a vote, the Assembly passed Assembly Bill 942, a proposal to eliminate some benefits of rooftop solar as a means of reducing rate costs for other Californians.
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