The utility’s website states that the proposed charge for residential net metering “would help pay some of the fixed costs of supplying and receiving electricity.”
Utah Public Service Commission spokesman Gary Widerburg tells Recharge that the body has 240 days to rule on the request – a deadline of late August.
While solar (and all renewables) is a minor player in sun-drenched Utah’s energy mix, it is becoming more popular as the federal government incentivizes its use with tax credits.
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