Net energy metering: eligible customer-generators: tariffs.
- Requires solar customers under NEM 1.0 or 2.0 programs for 10+ years to transition to new rates by July 2026.
- Eliminates solar subsidies and credits for customers purchasing homes with existing solar systems after January 2026.
- Mandates all affected solar customers to pay the same non-bypassable utility charges as non-solar customers.
- Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to create new solar tariffs that reduce costs for non-solar customers.
Assembly Member Calderon's net energy metering reform legislation phases out legacy solar subsidies for long-term participants while establishing new compensation structures for California's rooftop solar customers. The measure targets existing solar customers who have received net metering credits for 10 or more years, requiring them to transition to current tariff rates by July 2026.
Under the bill's provisions, affected solar customers must adopt the Public Utilities Commission's most recent tariff structure established after December 2022. These customers would no longer qualify for the "avoided cost calculator plus glide path" compensation mechanism and must pay the same non-bypassable charges as non-solar customers. The requirements also apply to new customers who purchase properties with existing solar installations after January 2026.
The legislation authorizes the Commission to develop alternative tariffs for impacted solar customers, provided the new rates reduce costs for non-solar ratepayers compared to previous arrangements. The measure additionally disqualifies solar customers from receiving credits related to California's greenhouse gas allowance program starting in 2026. According to data cited in the bill's findings, the current net metering framework has resulted in annual cost shifts of $8.5 billion to non-solar customers of the state's major utilities as of 2024.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
 Jacqui IrwinD Assembly Member | Committee Member |  Not Contacted | |
 Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Tasha Boerner HorvathD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Cottie Petrie-NorrisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |
- Requires solar customers under NEM 1.0 or 2.0 programs for 10+ years to transition to new rates by July 2026.
- Eliminates solar subsidies and credits for customers purchasing homes with existing solar systems after January 2026.
- Mandates all affected solar customers to pay the same non-bypassable utility charges as non-solar customers.
- Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to create new solar tariffs that reduce costs for non-solar customers.
This bill was recently introduced. Email the authors to let them know what you think about it.
Introduced By
Assembly Member Calderon's net energy metering reform legislation phases out legacy solar subsidies for long-term participants while establishing new compensation structures for California's rooftop solar customers. The measure targets existing solar customers who have received net metering credits for 10 or more years, requiring them to transition to current tariff rates by July 2026.
Under the bill's provisions, affected solar customers must adopt the Public Utilities Commission's most recent tariff structure established after December 2022. These customers would no longer qualify for the "avoided cost calculator plus glide path" compensation mechanism and must pay the same non-bypassable charges as non-solar customers. The requirements also apply to new customers who purchase properties with existing solar installations after January 2026.
The legislation authorizes the Commission to develop alternative tariffs for impacted solar customers, provided the new rates reduce costs for non-solar ratepayers compared to previous arrangements. The measure additionally disqualifies solar customers from receiving credits related to California's greenhouse gas allowance program starting in 2026. According to data cited in the bill's findings, the current net metering framework has resulted in annual cost shifts of $8.5 billion to non-solar customers of the state's major utilities as of 2024.
Jacqui IrwinD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Ash KalraD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Phillip ChenR Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Tasha Boerner HorvathD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Cottie Petrie-NorrisD Assembly Member | Committee Member | Not Contacted |