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Environmental Groups File Court Challenge on California Rooftop Solar Policy
The new policy, which determines how much homeowners are paid for the electricity they export to the grid, went into effect on April 15.
By Emma Foehringer Merchant
Three environmental and clean energy advocacy groups filed a lawsuit late Wednesday in California challenging recent changes to how the state compensates homeowners for the electricity their rooftop solar panels generate, in a bid to push for reconsideration of the policy.
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State of Play
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.