Sweeping government ruling hands major victory to homeowners with solar panels over power companies: 'It's a big win'

Sweeping government ruling hands major victory to homeowners with solar panels over power companies: 'It's a big win'

After a contentious year-long struggle, Virginia regulators delivered a resounding victory for solar-panel owners and advocates, striking down a power company's attempt to pay less for excess electricity that homeowners with solar panels provide to the grid. Under the current rules, homeowners with solar panels receive a credit toward future energy use in an amount equal to the excess electricity they provide to the grid, which comes out to abou…