Write the words âNevadaâ and ânet-meteringâ together and you will soon discover a first-rate oxymoron. To the dismay of many rooftop solar enthusiasts and litigants, the Nevada Supreme Court last Thursday rejected a ballot proposal backed by state solar advocates which sought to restore retail rate net metering. The Court ruling stated the language was misleading
Nevada utility NV Energy filed a proposal this week to grandfather rooftop solar customers into Nevadaâs original net metering rates for 20 years, writes the Las Vegas Review-Journal. âAfter a number of recent failed attempts to negotiate a resolution of this grandfathering issue with out-of-state private solar suppliers, it became clear that NV Energy needed to
David Noble, now the outgoing chairman of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission, in his address at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) meeting, elaborated about the ongoing Nevada net metering battle, ââŚjust as a caution for commissioners around this table about who youâre dealing with and whatâs going on.â As reported by UtilityDIVE, Noble told
