Changes have arrived to rooftop solar in Idaho, whether its proponents like it or not.
Idaho Power, on the heels of gaining approval to raise its base electricity rates, got the green light from the Idaho Public Utilities Commission to overhaul its method of compensating households with rooftop solar panels for the excess energy they generate and send back to the grid.
The policy, called net metering, previously allowed customers to receive credits on their utility bills equivalent to retail electricity rates when they produced more energy than…
