California updates proposal on solar incentives that reduces costs but pays less
by Umar Shakir from The Verge - All Posts on (#65TVH)
A solar panel installation by Californian solar company Sunrun. | Photo by Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) new solar energy proposal removes a previously proposed monthly grid tax that could've added hundreds of dollars per year to the cost of solar installations (via Reuters).
The CPUC was looking to slash solar incentives for customers of investor-owned utilities and, in December, proposed charging a monthly fee of $8 per kilowatt to connect new solar customers to the grid. As pointed out by my colleague Justine Calma, some industry groups opposed the plan saying it would end California's solar boom," which has made it the state with more rooftop solar than anywhere else in the US.
The CPUC responded by removing the monthly grid fee from its proposal.
At the same time, the CPUC is also...