Utilities Move to Roll Back Oregon Solar - We Need You!
Idaho Power and Portland General Electric have both made moves to roll back net metering, the policy that allows Oregonians to generate their own clean energy. Read the Portland Business Journal article about PGE’s proposal.
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Idaho Power’s proposal is up for Oregon state action soon so we need your help now.
Help Save Consumer Solar in Eastern Oregon!
What's Going On?
Idaho Power is trying to limit locally-owned solar power through its recent proposals at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission.
The company intends to cut compensation rates and raise fees, generating greater profits to its shareholders at the expense of locally-owned rooftop solar affordability, climate resiliency, and local economic benefits.
These changes are designed to attack local solar owners' yearly power bill savings from multiple angles. Please fight back and defend your solar rights
Idaho Power's Plan
Idaho Power's plan would affect anyone who went solar or modified their solar system after Dec 2019.
In the first year, Idaho Power would:
Slash the solar Export Credit Rate from an average of 8.8¢ to 5.96¢/kWh. This would slash by 34% solar users' average annual power bill savings.
In future years:
Idaho Power's proposal would allow it to further decrease the Solar Credit. Why would anyone choose solar with that kind of uncertainty?
These changes would make solar power far less affordable for Eastern Oregon families, farmers, businesses, schools, and communities.