{"id":97214,"date":"2022-01-11T10:18:36","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T15:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=97214"},"modified":"2022-01-19T15:11:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:11:15","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-cpucs-2021-proposed-changes-to-nem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2022\/01\/what-you-need-to-know-about-cpucs-2021-proposed-changes-to-nem\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know about CPUC\u2019s 2021 proposed changes to NEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-97218\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-january2022-article1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-january2022-article1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-january2022-article1-500x325.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/aurora-sponsored-featured-image-january2022-article1-368x238.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Sunny Wang, Director of Government and Non-Profit Relations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aurora Solar<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published their proposed decision for a successor net metering program as scheduled on December 13, 2021; referring to the successor as \u201cNet Billing tariff\u201d (instead of NEM-3). If it passes as is, it will destroy California\u2019s thriving rooftop solar market, wipe out countless solar jobs, hurt (more than help) low-income communities\u2019 ability to afford solar, and thwart the state\u2019s clean energy goals.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed changes include new residential monthly solar fees, the use of the Avoided Cost Calculator (ACC) to determine net metering rates, instantaneous netting, and retroactive changes for existing NEM 1.0 and NEM 2.0 customers.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aurorasolar.com\/blog\/what-you-need-to-know-about-cpucs-2021-proposed-changes-to-nem\/?utm_campaign=solar%20explorer&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=solar+power+world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Read the full story on Aurora Solar\u2019s website.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sunny Wang, Director of Government and Non-Profit Relations, Aurora Solar The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published their proposed decision for a successor net metering program as scheduled on December 13, 2021; referring to the successor as \u201cNet Billing tariff\u201d (instead of NEM-3). 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