The proposed tariff’s updated billing structure is designed to optimize grid use by the tariff’s customers and incentivize adoption of combined solar and storage systems.

Work on the so-called “NEM 3.0” policy was paused indefinitely by the CPUC in February after receiving backlash.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its much-anticipated plan to revise the state’s current Net Energy Metering (NEM) rules and create a Net Billing Tariff that it said would balance the needs of the “electric grid, the environment, and consumers.” The proposal will be on the CPUC’s Jan. 27, 2022 agenda for a vote. The proposed decision determined that