Rooftop solar rules remain mostly unchanged for future Appalachian Power customers

Rooftop solar rules remain mostly unchanged for future Appalachian Power customers

State regulators have decided that the system under which Appalachian Power will compensate future rooftop solar panel users for generating more electricity than they use will remain largely unchanged from its current setup. Under the system, known as “net metering,” residential and commercial customers with solar panels that produce extra power, such as on sunny days, can send it back to the grid for others to use. They earn bill credit from th…