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California Narrowly Upholds Key Policy For Solar Growth
2016-01-30 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California delivered a narrow victory to the solar industry this week by maintaining a policy that has underpinned rooftop solar's dramatic growth while introducing fees that were smaller than utilities requested. After two years of rancorous debate, California's Public Utilities Commission upheld net metering by a vote of 3-to-2, allowing homeowners with solar panels to keep selling the excess power they generate back to their utility at the full retail rate. Homeowners with solar panels cheer...
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