Solar advocates have appealed to the S.C. Supreme Court a ruling that would cut what they can charge SCE&G for solar power. Advocates say the appeal is an effort to expand renewable power. But SCE&G says it would cost consumers more.
Legislators concerned about the expansion of solar power in South Carolina approved a bill Tuesday that could make it more expensive for homeowners to install sun panels to lower their monthly power bills.
Two years ago, Gov. Jerry Brown signed an ambitious law ordering California utility companies to get 50 percent of their electricity from renewable sources by 2030. They may hit that goal a decade ahead of schedule.
