CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) β The Nevada Public Utilities Commission is indicating it might budge on its decision to apply new, higher rates to rooftop solar power customers who bought their systems in years past.
Commissioner David Noble submitted a draft order Wednesday calling for reconsideration of the so-called "grandfathering" issue. The commission is expected to decide Monday whether to proceed with Noble's proposal.
Commissioners applied the rate hike both to future and current customers using net metering, the process of selling excess solar energy back to the utility. They say a single rate structure phases out a cost-shift and precludes tricky questions like whether customers should still get old rates if they replace their system.
Many current customers are upset, saying they invested thousands into panels based on rate calculations that are now moot.
