Hawaii’s Net Metering Alternative Comes Up (Way) Short

Clean Technica: Earlier this week, the Public Utilities Commission of Hawaii approved the proposal of the islands’ largest utility to end net metering for solar customers. It’s the culmination of a years-long battle and a proxy in the national fight between utilities and solar producing customers. It’s also the first big decision taking Hawaii away from the “energy crossroads” between distributed and utility-scale power.

It’s a lousy decision.

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