By Roxana Popescu | San Diego Union-Tribune A little over a year ago, the California Public Utilities Commission overhauled the rules for rooftop solar…
By Roxana Popescu | San Diego Union-Tribune A little over a year ago, the California Public Utilities Commission overhauled the rules for rooftop solar installations across the state. In its December 2022 decision, the commission added incentives for customers to pair solar with batteries, but the new rules also dramatically reduced net energy metering, or NEM, compensation rates. New panels can be a hefty investment, costing on average $2.8 per watt, including installation, according to the