By Herman K. Trabish | Greentech Media
Each week brings new developments in net metering, as utilities, state legislators and regulators continue debating how to price solar on the grid.
Recent decisions follow proceedings in Arizona, Colorado and a host of other states, where utilities have argued for fixed charges to net metered customers or changes to how solar customers are paid to send electricity onto the grid.
Although the results have been mostly positive for the solar industry, it is clear that many of the net metering conflicts will not be settled until regulatory proceedings decide on a calculated value of solar that is satisfactory to utilities and solar advocates alike.
