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The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted late last year (29th December) to shift from a net metering to a net billing model for residential solar installations in a move which will make rooftop solar “unreachable” for most.

Three Californian utilities have proposed changes in order to “modernise” the US state’s net metering policy, prompting a backlash from solar campaigners.

Hawaii has been a prolific installer of both rooftop solar and latterly batteries for energy storage and one of the US state’s smaller islands looks set to get its first ever grid-scale solar-plus-storage system.

News in Brief: Governor Sandoval will give Nevada's rooftop solar industry the rubber stamp today, Amazon completes another rooftop installation at a national fulfilment centre and Cuomo's school solar initiative completes its first rooftop project.

Nevada solar moved up in a big way earlier this week, with the state legislature passing several bills to ensure the industry will return to its former heights.

This week's Movers & Shakers covers both expansions into new territories and new business ventures. A long-term member of the Nevada Public Utilities Commission resigns, while the SEIA gains two new board members. Also, GRID Alternatives and Washington DC launch a new solar training programme for low-income residents.

In an overwhelming majority, the Nevada State Assembly passed a bill that aims to restore the state’s rooftop solar industry.

Minnesota governor Mark Dayton vetoed measure SF 1937 on Tuesday, which would have removed solar customer’s ability to have unfair fees reviewed by independent regulators at the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC).

The SEIA has filed testimony with the California Public Utilities Commission for SCE's grid modernisation proposal, arguing that it is 'premature, excessive' and undervalues solar and other DERs.

Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) and New Jersey’s NRG have signed a 22-year PPA for what will be the largest solar facility in the state.