&gt; Like more than 40 other U.S. states, Nevada forces utilities to buy the excess energy at rates set by regulators—usually the same rate utilities charge (hence, the net in net metering).<p>It seems to me that the obvious solution would be to allow energy companies to purchase the excess energy created by these solar panels without a mandated price. I understand that the company is producing energy at X and selling it at Y where Y &gt; X. If it is forced to buy and sell at Y, it&#x27;s losing money when compared to producing the energy themselves. The energy companies are basically being forced to subsidize the solar companies by eating away their profit margin so I understand where they&#x27;re coming from.<p>&gt; First, NV Energy deployed its lobbyists to limit the total amount of energy homeowners and small businesses were allowed to generate to 3 percent of peak capacity for all utilities. Then it expertly argued its case before regulators, who rewrote the rules for net-metering customers. In December it scored a major win: Nevada’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) imposed rules that not only make it more expensive to go solar, but also make it uneconomical for those who’ve already signed up.<p>Instead, the solution appears to be lobbying from the energy producer to put arbitrary restrictions on the energy capacity that can be produced by solar. This seems crazy, or am I missing something?