Assembly advances revised NEM reform after hours of public comment and testimony

The Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee voted to pass AB 942 (as amended) to the Appropriations Committee after lengthy public comment from solar owners, local officials, labor and industry groups.

AB 942 would change several aspects of California’s rooftop solar subsidy structure. Under the version the committee passed, the bill no longer moves legacy net energy metering (NEM) customers off the older tariff after a fixed 10‑year period (that provision was removed in committee). The measure, as amended, would require new owners who acquire homes with existing solar systems to take service under the current net billing tariff adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and would end the distribution of a separate “climate credit” to NEM customers beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

Why it matters: Supporters say AB 942 reduces an…