Solar Industry Rejoices as California Regulators Approve Net Metering Successor Program

The California Public Utilities Commission in a Jan. 28 open meeting voted 3-2 to approve a net metering success program for rooftop solar in the state.

During the meeting, Commissioner Michael Picker, president of the CPUC, said the successor program maintains a full retail net energy metering structure that allows all customers to receive full credit for renewable energy that they export to the grid, but also establishes mandatory time of use rates for those customers.

“By requiring NEM customers to take time of use rates, we’re setting a stage for a marketplace where rooftop solar is also designed to meet the needs of the grid,” Picker said.