California solar advocates fight proposed utility changes

In Northern and Central California, PG&E has proposed a sweeping change to savings and credit for solar customers returning power to the grid.

The stakeholders have been battling intensely for attention since the summer, when the state’s three major utilities submitted proposals to the California Public Utilities Commission. The proposals would drive up solar costs for new customers, although existing customers would be grandfathered into existing rates for 20 years.

By Louis Hansen

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