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Council directs staff to revise solar ordinance after state law changes on net metering
Summary
City staff explained statutory changes that require municipalities to credit exported solar energy; council asked staff to draft parallel‑generation/net‑metering ordinance options and to present them at the next meeting so pending projects can proceed with legal clarity.
City staff told the Baldwin City Council that state statute changes affecting solar net‑metering require municipalities to revise how they credit customers for exported (reverse) power.
Jeff from the electrical department explained the change: where the city previously allowed residents full retail credit up to monthly usage and then forfeited excess, state law now requires that exported power be credited to the customer. The law also defines sizing formulas tied to a customer’s last 12 months of usage (or, for new construction, a finished square‑foot…
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