February 4 (Renewables Now) – The California Public Utilities Fee (CPUC) has delayed deciding on modifications to photo voltaic internet metering within the state.
A call on the proposed modifications, which have precipitated a backlash from photo voltaic advocates, has not been included within the agenda for CPUC’s voting assembly on February 10.
CPUC introduced its Internet Power Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) proposal in December 2021. It features a important discount to the credit score photo voltaic properties obtain for energy exported to the grid and a hard and fast cost of USD 8 (EUR 7) per kW of put in photo voltaic per 30 days. Wooden Mackenzie just lately projected that the NEM 3.0 proposal would reduce the California photo voltaic residential market in half by 2024.
Commenting on the indefinite delay, the Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation’s (SEIA) vice chairman of state and regulatory affairs Sean Gallagher mentioned the proposed choice by no means made sense for a variety of causes.
“It might have compromised the reliability of California’s electrical energy supply system, harmed California’s effort to sort out local weather change and reduce jobs and financial alternatives for all Californians,” commented Gallagher.
“We look ahead to persevering with to work with the California Public Utilities Fee because it considers any modifications to internet metering,” Gallagher additionally mentioned.
Reasonably priced Clear Power for All, a coalition that features utilities, in the meantime this week mentioned CPUC’s proposed choice takes steps in direction of lowering unfair price burden on clients with out rooftop photo voltaic however falls in need of making certain fairness amongst clients.
(USD 1 = EUR 0.886)
