Net Metering- Page 4 of 5
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Utah Utility Seeks Fee for Net-Metered Customers
The new surcharge would cover the fixed costs of the grid, says Rocky Mountain Power, but critics say its purpose is to discourage solar installations
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Vermont Utility Seeks a New Solar Fee
The Washington Electric Co-op says the new fees for photovoltaic systems would cover fixed costs that otherwise are passed to other customers
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South Carolina Lawmakers Pass Solar Bill
The measure will permit third-party ownership of photovoltaic arrays and orders regulators to look again at net-metering rates
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New Solar Fees Proposed in San Antonio
The municipal electric utility seeks new charges for photovoltaic systems but also wants to offer $21 million in PV incentives
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Changing the Solar Picture in Minnesota
State regulators approve a new method for calculating the value of rooftop PV production, giving utilities the option of using it instead of net metering
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California Regulators Side With Solar
The state's public utility commission clears the way for PV installers to hook up battery-backed systems, ending a 12-month impasse
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Oklahoma Approves Surcharge for Rooftop Solar
State lawmakers pass a bill allowing extra charges to homeowners with PV systems, but the rate has not been determined
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Vermont Raises Net-Metering Limits
The state legislature approves a plan that will extend net-metering to more solar customers in a rare show of cooperation
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Net-Metering Is Preserved in Kansas
An effort to end net metering is blocked, but the price that utilities pay PV system owners for solar power will drop
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Arizona Solar Installations Slow
One solar company executive blames a monthly fee imposed on new residential photovoltaic systems; in Spain, the government rolls back solar benefits