The Administrative Law Judge in the NEM-3 proceeding at the CPUC has issued a notice indicating that we should expect more time to pass before they issue a revised proposed decision. It says a decision will not be scheduled for a vote “until further notice.”

Please do not mistake this unusual announcement for victory in protecting solar in California. It does indicate that the Commission will not rubberstamp the December proposed decision, but the debate is far from over. The notice states that “additional analysis” is being conducted. In our view they already have what they need to make the right decision, so additional analysis may have more to do with new ways to make the solar market difficult than ensuring changes do not go too far. 

Despite strong opposition from people throughout the state to putting the brakes on solar opportunities for all Californians, anti-competitive solar opponents are continuing to push their drastic changes to net metering. The CPUC has to stand firm and issue a reasonable decision without letting bad ideas sit uncorrected.