Green Options » California Net Metering 2.5% http://greenoptions.com/tag/california-net-metering-25 Posts tagged 'California Net Metering 2.5%' Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:57:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Sunset Clause to Dim Solar… in California? http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/23/sunset-clause-to-dim-solar-in-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/23/sunset-clause-to-dim-solar-in-california/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:57:48 +0000 Susan Kraemer http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/23/sunset-clause-to-dim-solar-in-california/

The California solar market faces a serious potential roadblock next week, warns Solar Nation.  The policy that allows us to roll our meter backwards when we generate more solar electricity than we use — Net Metering — is capped at 2.5 % of system peak load. Once we reach that limit, solar net metering sunsets out.

And we are now almost at that limit. If the Legislature does not extend net metering by June 30th, that solar roof you planned in a year or two might soon be unaffordable.

If you want to stop it, take action through Solar Nation: Don’t kill Net Metering!

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