Amendments relax restrictions on net metering, but solar
advocates remain flustered
Despite changes to the regulations proposed to Senate Bill
309, solar advocates remain wary of State Sen. Brandt Hershman’s legislation.
Last week the Senate Utilities Committee convened to vote on
SB 309, which includes sweeping reforms that solar advocates argued could have
removed many of the benefits associated with homeowners adopting their own
solar arrays. The day of the meeting, amendments were introduced to the bill
that eased some of the restrictions previously posed against the renewable
energy industry, but opposition to the bill remained concerned.
