Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Net Metering Change, Protecting Full Retail Credit for Solar Customers.

The Wyoming Supreme Court has overturned the approval of a change to net metering, which would have compensated excess solar electricity at a reduced rate known as the ‘avoided cost’ rate instead of the current full retail credit. The court stated that this change contradicted existing legislation and financially harmed solar customers. The judges stated that the law makes no mention of solar subsidies or non-participating customers being required to pay higher rates. The change was overturned by the court, which found that a kilowatt-hour credit has a higher economic value than the avoided cost rate. This change was not the first time the state has considered changing its netmetering laws.