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Two public electric utility companies, one in San Diego and one in Virginia, recently proposed usage charges for net-metered customers who have solar energy systems. These are designed to spread the infrastructure costs of solar powered systems more equitably, according to the utility companies. Dominion Virginia Power, the Virginia monopoly utility provider, and San Diego Gas & Electric, the San Diego utility provider, claim that they incur costs for infrastructure maintenance for solar customers, but solar industry representatives doubt the actual amount of cost incurred and bring up a law that prevents utility companies from targeting net-metered customers. Both cases are being reviewed by the respective state commissions, and are being closely watched by utilities and solar advocates across the nation.
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