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California is wrestling with electricity prices – here’s how to design a system that covers the cost of fixing the grid while keeping prices fair

  • Written by: Yihsu Chen, Professor of Technology Management in Sustainability, University of California, Santa Cruz
imageAs more homes like these in Folsom, Calif., add solar power, electricity pricing becomes more complicated.AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

Small-scale solar power, also known as rooftop or distributed solar, has grown considerably in the U.S. over the past decade. It provides electricity without emitting air pollutants or climate-warming greenhouse gases,...

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