State regulators on Wednesday turned down a proposal to charge solar customers substantially more for their use of the distribution grid, citing possible inconsistencies with state law.
The ruling on behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission sent SDG&E back to the drawing board as it seeks to recover more infrastructure costs from customers who generate their own electricity but still use the grid. California’s two other investor-owned utilities, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric, filed as interested parties to the case.
The underlying issue of who pays for infrastructure costs as more utility customers generate their own energy from the sun, wind and other renewable energy sources could eventually wind its way to the state legislature.
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