California regulators approve net metering 2.0:

A testament to massive public support & engagement: California regulators approve net metering 2.0

A long and contentious process over the future of net metering came to a close this morning in San Francisco, with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voting 3-2 in favor of a Proposed Decision for a successor program to net metering which was produced the previous afternoon . The decision preserves many of the basic features of retail-rate net metering, and rejects utility attempts to change the program in ways that would significantly weaken the economics of customer-sited solar . The new program will begin in July 2017 or as soon as net metering caps are reached in the service areas of the state’s three large investor-owned utilities. California Solar Energy Industries Association (CalSEIA) estimates that net metering caps will be reached in San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) service area in April and in Pacific Gas & Electric Company's (PG&E) serv...

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