California seems determined to maintain its lead as the country’s top solar energy producer with a new law that will make rooftop solar more attractive in many ways. And this time around, solar advocates and investor-owned utilities both seem to support it. After the variety of setbacks we’ve been reporting on recently, it’s good to see a step forward for the Smart Grid.
New California legislation expected to be signed into law today will double the amount of electricity the state’s investor-owned utilities (IOUs) will be required to buy back from customers with rooftop solar arrays. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to sign the bill which will raise the rooftop solar cap from 2.5% to 5%.
via Smart Grid: California Powers Up Solar, Doubles Rooftop Array Buy Back Cap.
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