Electricity: climate credits.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill modifies California’s net energy metering (NEM) program, which compensates customers who generate their own electricity. Specifically, it excludes residential customers who haven't enrolled in the CARE or FERA programs and whose electricity bills were under $300 in the previous year from receiving a credit for excess electricity sent back to the grid. The bill also requires new customer-generators purchasing property with existing solar facilities to utilize a new tariff and pay all applicable nonbypassable charges, aiming to address a cost shift experienced by non-solar ratepayers. Finally, it exempts public schools and agricultural customers from these changes.
Key provisions
- Excludes residential customers with low electricity bills from receiving the California Climate Credit.
- Requires new customer-generators purchasing property with existing solar facilities to use a new tariff.
- Mandates new customer-generators to pay all nonbypassable charges.
- Exempts public schools and agricultural customers from the changes.
- Addresses a cost shift experienced by non-solar ratepayers.
- Modifies the net energy metering program to align with recent legislative findings.
- Defines key terms related to the bill's provisions.
- Requires the commission to adopt a new tariff for new eligible customer-generators.
Who is affected
- Residential electricity customers
- Electrical corporations
- Low-income electric customers (CARE program)
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