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Environmental groups asked the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco to force CA regulators to reconsider new rooftop solar rules.

Utility regulators to defend new California solar rules in court this week

A California appeals court will hear a challenge of the state’s new solar rules this week.

Three environmental groups, the San Diego-based Protect Our Communities Foundation, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Environmental Working Group asked the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco to force California regulators to reconsider new rules for rooftop solar.

The legal challenge argues that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) violated the state’s public utility code when it approved the rule changes.

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Source: kpbs

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After months of debate and two postponed votes, California’s utility regulator unanimously voted today to overhaul incentives for owners of apartment buildings, schools and businesses that install solar panels.

California reduces payments for rooftop solar power — for second time in a year

After months of debate and two postponed votes, California’s utility regulator unanimously voted today to overhaul incentives for owners of apartment buildings, schools and businesses that install solar panels.

The new regulations are the second major step that the California Public Utilities Commission has taken in the past year to reduce power companies’ financial support for rooftop solar. In December, the commission reduced payments to homeowners who sell excess power from newly installed solar panels on single-family homes.

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Source: CAL MATTERS

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California's 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco will hear a legal challenge to the state’s recently adopted rooftop solar rules.

Appeals court will hear challenge to California’s new rooftop solar rules

California’s 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco will hear a legal challenge to the state’s recently adopted rooftop solar rules.

Three groups challenged the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) decision to slash the value of electricity generated from solar panels and install $15 monthly fees for residents who add solar panels to their rooftops.

The Center for Biological Diversity, the Environmental Working Group, and the Protect Our Communities Foundation challenged the CPUC’s adoption of the new rules.

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Source: kpbs

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CA state regulators are now facing increasing pressure in the face of two separate requests for a rehearing of their new rooftop solar rules.

California’s rooftop solar rules facing rehearing requests

As California’s climate emergency intensifies, state regulators are now facing increasing pressure in the face of two separate requests for a rehearing of their new rooftop solar rules before the state’s Public Utilities Commission. The contentious rules reduce the amount that future owners will get for exporting power to the grid. The first request alleges an illegal conspiracy involving Governor Gavin Newsom and three big utilities, while the other claims legal errors were made by PUC when making their decision on how to revamp net metering regulations. Supporters of a rehearing contest that swift action is needed given the climate crisis, stressing that it should be resolved as soon as possible, within only 9 years from installation date. These supporters tout the potential savings of up to $136 per month on average for eligible customers who access $900 million – $630 million set aside for low income households – encouraging storage systems and stand-alone storage; they also point out that this transition into a “thriving” solar-plus-storage marketplace could further reduce these savings if delayed.

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Source: Microgrid Media

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