California shelves solar metering proposals

Public Utilities Commission delays vote on controversial proposals to reduce incentives for rooftop solar in the state

A furore is still under way over proposals to reduce incentives for solar rooftop panels in California, the US’ largest solar market.  Regulator the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) was to vote on the Net Energy Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0) proposal in late January but has instead shelved its decision indefinitely. It cites changes in the make-up of the commission and the need for the new panel to be up to speed as the reasons for its decision. But the regulator is unlikely to abandon the proposals altogether, says Bryan White, a research analyst and co-author of a report on the proposal at consultancy Wood Mackenzie. “There is no way the commission will fully walk back from the posit