Items Tagged with "Pucs"

California preserves retail net metering rate, increases fees

In what many view as a compromise between solar customers, vendors and utilities, the California Public Utilities Commission voted 3 to 2 on Jan. 28 in favor of maintaining the retail net energy metering rate.Net metering is a billing mechanism under which utilities pay solar customers for excess en Read More...

Pennsylvania utility greenlit for $420M-plus energy efficiency program

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission approved Peco Energy Co.'s plan to spend $427.4 million over the next five years on energy efficiency programs. The plan aims to reduce total customer energy use 5% by 2021.Energy-saving solutions supported by the funding include discount low-wattage lighti Read More...