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To: axial who wrote (40624)	3/10/2012 9:29:53 AM
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Battle brewing between solar industry and utilities over 'net metering' “A battle is brewing between the solar industry and utilities over "net metering," a popular policy that allows homeowners, school districts and businesses to offset the cost of their electric use with the rooftop solar power they generate and export to the grid. Though wonky in name, net metering is a straightforward concept that has been in place in California for 15 years. Utilities give solar customers a credit on their monthly bill during sunny months when they generate more solar power than they use, and those credits can offset higher consumption of utility-generated electricity during the less sunny months of the year.” continued at mercurynews.com