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In reply to the discussion: California Utilities Balk as Home Solar Producers Near 5 Percent Limit [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)32. If you are in California you might want to sign their petition
CPUC net metering decision would give more Californians a fair shake at going solar
April 12th, 2012
Today were celebrating an interim win for California rooftop solar along with our partners at SEIA, IREC and the Sierra Club. Together we have been working to encourage the utility regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to clarify the methodology being used to calculate the cap on the states net metering program, that billing arrangement that allows solar power customers meters to spin backwards and generate savings on their electricity bills. Well PUC Chairmain Peevey has just issued a proposed decision on the cap methodology that, if approved by the full Commission, will help boost solar use by homeowners, businesses, and public agencies in a big way.
Heres how:
Take action to support this proposed decision. Remember the full Commission still has to approve it! TAKE ACTION HERE.
Heres what our allies and partners had to say:
http://votesolar.org/2012/04/6914/
April 12th, 2012
Today were celebrating an interim win for California rooftop solar along with our partners at SEIA, IREC and the Sierra Club. Together we have been working to encourage the utility regulators at the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to clarify the methodology being used to calculate the cap on the states net metering program, that billing arrangement that allows solar power customers meters to spin backwards and generate savings on their electricity bills. Well PUC Chairmain Peevey has just issued a proposed decision on the cap methodology that, if approved by the full Commission, will help boost solar use by homeowners, businesses, and public agencies in a big way.
Heres how:
Net metering works like rollover minutes, with customers receiving credits on their bills for the excess power they generate that is put back on the grid. There is a cap on the amount of net metering that must be made available to customers beyond that cap, theres no guarantee that utilities continue to allow new solar customers to net meter. Californias law sets the cap at 5 percent of aggregate customer peak demand, but does not specify how utilities should calculate that number. Consequently, utilities are using a more restrictive methodology that results in almost 50 percent less net metered solar and renewable energy than would otherwise be allowed. Chairman Peeveys proposed decision clarifies that utilities should use the cap calculation methodology that results in more Californians having access to the energy bill saving benefits of net metering. Hooray!
Take action to support this proposed decision. Remember the full Commission still has to approve it! TAKE ACTION HERE.
Heres what our allies and partners had to say:
When we crafted Californias original net metering law, the goal was maximize the amount of clean distributed energy on the grid, said former Assemblyman Fred Keeley, author of Californias net metering law By proposing this methodology, the CPUC is complying with the original legislative intent and helping California lead the way toward a clean energy economy.
The PUCs proposed decision...
http://votesolar.org/2012/04/6914/
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The issue is a public policy vote by the California Public Utilities Commission
kristopher
May 2012
#4
Actually I am explaining the facts as they exists today in California
ProgressiveProfessor
May 2012
#5
Bullshit, that isn't an answer any more than your earlier comments addressed the OP.
kristopher
May 2012
#14
You sacred cow is gored...I think it needs another injection of hyperbole...
ProgressiveProfessor
May 2012
#19
Because I do not toe his line WRT to renewal energy and offer instead a more rational approach
ProgressiveProfessor
May 2012
#18
It does illustrate the level of ridiculousness that has blighted DU lately, no?
NickB79
May 2012
#21