Adverse solar bill advances after heated subsidies debate
Measure would charge regulators with removing “subsidization” from solar reimbursement rates. Critics claim the burgeoning industry is being unfairly targeted.
Net metering
Lawmakers advance ‘piecemeal’ electric grid deregulation bill
A legislative committee voted to sponsor bill that allows new buyers of coal plants to plug into the utility grid. It was one of several utility-related bills considered Nov. 19.
Bill would kill residential solar, critics say
Lawmakers, seeking changes to net-metering laws, say crediting homeowners for private solar power wrongly shifts costs to other consumers.
