But at least this time, utilities arenвЂ™t the only ones calling for net metering to be overhauled. Yes, the utility industry has been trying to undermine rooftop solar for years, in California and across the country. ThatвЂ™s not quite the whole story, though. Gavin NewsomвЂ™s appointees on the California Public Utilities Commission to reduce the electric bill credits homes receive when they sign up for net metering, the incentive program that has fueled the installation of more than 1.3 million solar systems. It costs less than $100 per year and gives you access to all of our climate and environment reporting.ДЄs far as rooftop solar advocates are concerned, the story is simple: Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric want to quash a technology that threatens their business model.

I hope youвЂ™ll consider buying a digital subscription to read the piece and support our journalism, if you havenвЂ™t already. It published this week and, for the time being, is available exclusively to L.A. Well, I can finally answer: HereвЂ™s my story. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.ДЇor most of this year, people have been asking me: When are you going to write about rooftop solar? Specifically, when are you going to write about monopoly utilities trying to slash CaliforniaвЂ™s wildly successful solar incentive program? 4, 2021, edition of Boiling Point, a weekly newsletter about climate change and the environment in California and the American West.

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