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PUC tells committee net‑metering rate fix should be goal‑driven, not a single statutory price change
Summary
PUC told the committee H.716’s approach of legislating a single net‑metering price risks higher net‑metering rates and cost‑shifts to non‑participants; the PUC recommended a legislative goal (for example, increased rooftop solar by 2030) and stakeholder rulemaking to set pricing to meet that goal.
Greg Taylor of the Vermont Public Utility Commission told the committee that H.716 — which would change how net‑metering customers are compensated — is not supported by the PUC in its current form because it reaches into an existing PUC process and prescribes a single pricing variable.
"We we don't support this this bill," Taylor said, explaining the PUC believes the bill would likely increase net‑metering rates…
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