18.01.2012: Local news source East County Magazine reports that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has rejected a proposal by California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) to impose a “network use charge.” SDG&E had argued that electricity customers who have grid-connected solar installations are not paying their fair share for the upkeep of electrical infrastructure and should be required to pay a fee to use the grid. Separately, SDG&E has asked the CPUC to approve two pilot solar programs that its says would allow its customers to purchase all or some of their electricity from solar projects located in SDG&E’s service area. According to SDG&E, the Share the Sun program would create a new potential market for solar providers by allowing customers to acquire a share of the electricity generated by a solar energy installation in SDG&E’s service area. Customers would receive a credit on their electricity bill based on the value of their share of the electricity generated by the installation. The program would make up to 10 MW of solar capacity available to consumers, and electricity produced by the installations involved would not go toward fulfilling SDG&E’s renewable energy portfolio goals. The second program, called SunRate, would enable customers to have their energy supplied by local solar projects already under contract to SDG&E. Up to 10 MW would be available under this “green” rate, and prices would be based on the cost of the solar energy generated by the local solar projects. … Source: San Diego Gas & Electric; Summary: PHOTON http://eastcountymagazine.org/node/8436 http://sdge.com/newsroom/press-releases/2012-01-18/sdge-expand-local-s
olar-market-increase-customer-access The complete press release can be viewed in PHOTON's archive using the following link:
http://www.photon-international.com/newsletter/document/59533.pdf | 
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