Taxpayers Association Responds to Changes in Utility Rates

SDCTA Presents Additional Considerations for NEM 3.0 Rates to California Public Utilities Commission

San Diego (December 16, 2021) – The San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA) responded to the proposed changes to the “Net Energy Metering” (NEM) rate structure to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday. After a thorough analysis conducted through a working group over the course of six months, SDCTA found the NEM rate structure to be highly regressive and inequitable, disproportionately impacting low to moderate income families and specifically communities of concern.
While SDCTA is pleased that the CPUC also discovered vast inequities in the rate structure and portions of their proposal aligned with the Association’s recommendations, improvements must still be made.