Governor Brown Signs AB 327; Net Metering Victory in California

Published on 8 October 2013. California Governor Brown has signed AB 327, the landmark bill that will provide much-needed stability for California's rooftop solar industry. According to the Alliance for Solar Choice, AB 327 achieves the following:

• Removes the suspension on net metering that would have gone into effect at the end of next year.
• Eliminates uncertainly over how the current net metering cap is calculated
• Provides a framework for removing the net metering cap altogether.
• Removes the 33% ceiling on the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard. 

In his signing statement regarding grandfathering of net metering customers, Governor Brown affirms, "I expect the Commission to ensure that customers who took service under net metering prior to reaching the statutory net metering cap on or before July 1, 2017, are protected under those rules for the expected life of their systems."
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