The California State Assembly has approved a bill that would force individuals to buy property with solar projects in new net billing scenarios, which would probably reduce compensation for their energy export. Assembly Bill 942 Now goes to the Senate of the state of California.
If established, AB 942 would require that immovable good with renewable energy projects, such as solar panels, are transferred from their existing network contracts to NEM 3.0 in an attempt to resolve the “cost shift” of utility costs on non-solo-electric customers. If the Senate passed and signed by the governor, this would take effect from January 1, 2026.
“During the entire process, Assemblymebers noticed how they heard more opposition to AB 942 than any other account this session,” said Brad Havner, executive director of the California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) in a press release. “That opposition will only become louder if AB 942 moves to the Senate and Californians will continue to hear their voice heard against a bill that would undermine the property rights, reduce the housing values and endanger the future energy of the state.”
NEM 3.0 changed compensation percentages for energy exports above the electricity consumption of an individual – calculating compensation on the basis of avoided energy costs at certain times of the day. This shift in net invoicing reduced the reimbursement by a maximum of 75% compared to previous net measuring scenarios.
AB 942 was introduced in February by Assembly member Lisa Calderon (D). Initially, the proposed account would have reduced the net billing contract conditions from 20 to 10 years. Calderon previously worked as director of the government matters for Edison International, a company for electrical utility.
Although the bill states that Solar played a crucial role on the roof when going on the way to the goals of the state, it also states that the California subsidies have created for solar energy on the roof “a significant shortage of the fixed costs of the electric grid and non -Solar ratepayers make the difference.” Calssa denies the claim that solar energy has damaged the grid and points to utility spending as the perpetrator.
“The utility story that Solar Energy customers are all rich and save too much money is also incorrect,” said Heavner. “Solar is mainly assumed by working class customers who want to stabilize the energy costs of the Theri and want to stabilize the goals of the clean energy statement of California.”
