Proposed state fee would end solar savings

San Francisco Chronicle - California consumers are embracing rooftop solar with practical enthusiasm, bringing the state halfway toward its goal of a million solar rooftops by 2020. New rules proposed by a state agency, however, would impose fees that would wipe out the savings of solar, effectively ending customer choice for middle-class California ratepayers.

Protest mounts against proposed solar energy regulations

Chico Enterprise Recorder - Anticipating a possible shift in solar energy regulations by the end of the year, solar advocates have stepped up their public lobbying campaign. In Northern and Central California, PG&E has proposed a sweeping change to savings and credit for solar customers returning power to the grid.