Senate passes bill to partially restore solar incentives

SB 1374 removes a burdensome barrier and restores the ability for customers to self-consume the energy they produce on their property.

A bill that would restore the ability of schools, shopping centers, farms and apartment building owners to use the power they generate with their own rooftop solar systems passed in the California State Senate last week and was sent to the Assembly.

Senate Bill (SB) 1374, authored by Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, would reverse a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision last year that prevented numerous types of solar panel owners with multiple meters from using the electricity they generated to offset what they purchased from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and other power companies.

The bill was approved 28-7 on May 20.

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Source: The Independent

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