Advocates for the rooftop solar industry say a proposal under consideration by state utilities regulators could gut their growing business.
The Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to decide before the end of the year whether to end a policy known as “net-metering.”
It requires utilities to pay households with rooftop solar panels for excess energy that feeds the grid. Utilities must pay the same rate as they charge customers for energy.
PG&E has asked the commission to lower the rate, making it closer to what the company pays other generators.
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