The CPUC has come out with new proposed residential rate structures according to the bill that saved solar in California, AB 327. The plan calls for no fixed charges because customers hate them but works to shrink the tiers of users down to 2 which are separated by 20%, both of which would be in the >$0.20/kWh by 2019. The initial takeaway is that large users would save less on their high tier reduction but in general, solar adoption would grow massively. Between onsite and community solar, you get much closer to 100% solar adoption in the residential segment.
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Yann