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OneCrazyDiamond

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Tue Dec 14, 2021, 09:51 PM Dec 2021

Well, the PUC wants to penalize Solar [View all]

57$ a month.

https://environmentamerica.org/news/ame/statement-california-public-utility-commission-fails-californians-gutting-bedrock-solar

Statement: California Public Utility Commission fails Californians by gutting bedrock solar program
CPUC proposes reckless cuts to state’s solar incentive program
For Immediate Release
Monday, December 13, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) proposed Monday to drastically cut the state’s solar energy incentive program, net energy metering. This program decides the way that solar customers are billed and how they are compensated for the extra electricity they provide back to the grid.

Under the proposal, a solar customer would be charged a new monthly fixed rate of $57 on average. That total would be the highest solar penalty in the country. During the first decade, a $15 credit would partially offset the fee, but that amount would then be phased out. Low income and commercial customers would not be subject to the monthly fee.

In addition, the commission proposed drastically cutting customer credits for the extra solar energy provided to the neighborhood to approximately 5 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on all solar users, including schools and churches. This is an 80% reduction from the 20-30 cents per kWh credited today for residential customers.

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