Retail Pricing to Support the 21st Century Distribution Grid

Retail Pricing to Support the 21st Century Distribution Grid

Abstract

 

As an increasing number of California households install solar panels, the current approach to retail electricity pricing makes it harder for the state’s utilities to recover their costs. Unless policymakers change how they price grid-supplied electricity, a regulatory crisis where a declining number of less affluent customers will be asked to pay for a growing share of the costs is likely to occur.