Commission reduces fees for popular renewable energy program

Renewable energy advocates say the rate reduction will discourage net metering projects such as the one shown here in East Montpelier. File photo by Roger Crowley/for VTDigger
Owners of solar energy systems will see a reduction in the fees they get for energy they return to their local utility, under an order issued by the state Public Utility Commission.
The systems, generally known as net-metered projects, will see a 2-cent reduction in the rates they receive for selling renewable energy credi