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California’s fight to save rooftop solar

Grid experts, environmental organizations, labor groups, and working people are fighting against a proposal to limit California’s net metering policy for rooftop solar, which has been maligned as a “tax on the sun.”

By

Ryan Kennedy

08 Mar 2022

Image: Office of the Governor of California

Net Energy Metering (NEM) has been a critical policy for the California rooftop solar market, which has grown to a robust 1.3 million homes covered in panels, representing about 50% of the total US residential market. As a pioneer in solar energy for the United States, California paved the way for the industry to grow …

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