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California Regulators Propose Cutting Compensation for Rooftop Solar

The New York Times · IVAN PENN · last updated

It’s the second attempt by the state Public Utilities Commission to change how people are paid for the excess energy their solar panels send to the grid.

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Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.

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