The agreement means that homeowners and businesses with rooftop solar systems can sell any electricity they generate but do not consume back onto the grid, and receive the full retail electricity rate in compensation.

Under the agreement – praised by solar advocates and major utilities like Duke Energy alike – the issue will be revisited in 2020. Anyone who installs a solar system before the end of 2020 will continue to benefit from the current terms until 2026 – offering a full decade of pricing and regulatory clarity to South Carolina homeowners currently considering going solar.

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