Here http://action.citizen.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=13113
This is a win. Many in California had to fight to preserve this program. People with solar on their rooftops are doing the right thing, and need not be penalized.
Some fee were added, but the fair pay back for juice your panels produce that you don't use that goes back to the grid for others to use (net energy metering) has been preserved.
Shame that so many had to,work so hard on this when it should be a permanent, evergreen policy fixture and we could be working on other clean improvements on California's energy use and grid.
Still a victory, largely, so time to post and enjoy the victory!
Inside the decision here
The decision "...prohibits “demand charges, grid access charges, installed capacity fees, standby fees, or similar fixed charges on NEM residential customers”
This is a win. Many in California had to fight to preserve this program. People with solar on their rooftops are doing the right thing, and need not be penalized.
Some fee were added, but the fair pay back for juice your panels produce that you don't use that goes back to the grid for others to use (net energy metering) has been preserved.
Shame that so many had to,work so hard on this when it should be a permanent, evergreen policy fixture and we could be working on other clean improvements on California's energy use and grid.
Still a victory, largely, so time to post and enjoy the victory!
Inside the decision here
The decision "...prohibits “demand charges, grid access charges, installed capacity fees, standby fees, or similar fixed charges on NEM residential customers”
Additionally, the CPUC decision,
- allows for a minimum bill, a “reasonable” interconnection fee, and specifies certain nonbypassable charges (NBCs) for NEM customers;
- determines that time of use (TOU) rates will be mandatory for new NEM customers;
- preserves retail rate credit for existing NEM customers for 20 years after their interconnection;
- allows solar arrays larger than 1 MW to earn NEM credits if owners cover interconnection costs;
- requires utilities to make solar available to residents of multi-tenant buildings through virtual net metering (VNM) and net metering aggregation (NEMA).
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