California utility regulators on Thursday will vote on a proposal to reduce the rate at which households with rooftop solar panels are credited for exporting surplus power to the grid, a step solar companies warn could slow installations but utilities argue will be fairer for low-income ratepayers.
For decades, Californians with rooftop panels have been credited for excess power at or near the full retail electricity rate. Supporters say this incentive has been crucial to the state's efforts to fight climate change, but critics contend it has unfairly favored only those wealthy enough to afford solar.
It would also offer new credits to systems paired with batteries that would allow homes to keep excess power in reserve when demand is low, then feed it into the grid after dark when solar energy resources stop producing but demand is high. That would help stabilize California's grid, maintaining reliability during its ambitious transition away from fossil fuels.
Utilities and ratepayer advocates support the proposal, arguing the existing policy pushes most of the cost burden of maintaining the grid onto the shoulders of customers without panels, who tend to be less affluent. Solar companies counter that the changes would slow new installations and threaten California's clean energy and climate change goals.
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