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Print Later this year, the California Public Utilities Commission expects to update the rules over how owners of rooftop solar systems are compensated and if the past is any indication, the debate will be a fierce one between the state’s utilities and the solar industry. Monday marked the day the two sides as well as other interested parties in the debate had to turn in proposals to the commission concerning net energy metering. The big three investor-owned utilities San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas & Electric turned in a joint proposal that looks to resolve their complaints that net energy metering results in a “cost-shift” that unfairly burdens customers who do not have solar installations at their homes and businesses. “The structure to compensate solar customers is in desperate need of reform,” said Scott Crider, SDG&E’s chief customer officer. ....
Dive Brief: Third-quarter installations totaled 3.8 GW, an increase of 46% year-over-year and accounting for 43% of all new electrical generation installed during Q3, according to a quarterly Solar Market Insight report by Wood Mackenzie and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). The strong quarter puts 2020 on track to become the third-largest year for solar installations, despite some impacts from COVID-19. The utility sector accounted for 2.7 GW of Q3 installed capacity, according to the Solar Market Insight. Residential installations reached 738 MW during the same period, increasing 14% from the slower second quarter of 2020, but have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels. States that experienced the most dramatic declines in solar installations, including New York, New Jersey, and California, have also seen the fastest recoveries, according to the Solar Market Insight. Although some effects from the pandemic linger, COVID-19 has helped boost the solar i ....