&gt; <i>It is about a change to Net metering and the addition of a new fixed monthly fee just for solar users.</i><p>I&#x27;ve predicted rising fixed fees for solar customers before [1] and I think it&#x27;s just the beginning. When a significant amount of households have a solar installation they&#x27;re not really providing a service to the grid anymore. Everyone sends a lot of power into the grid when nobody else needs it during the day, and then wants power from the grid at night.<p>So what you&#x27;re basically doing is using the grid as a giant battery. The grid doesn&#x27;t really need your energy most of the time, but has high fixed costs to maintain the infrastructure. I think it&#x27;s just fair that you pay them for this service. If you don&#x27;t want it, you need to get off the grid and install your own batteries.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10473509" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=10473509</a>