LAS VEGAS (AP) — Rooftop solar advocates in Nevada had hoped to take their cause directly to voters after a rate hike this year shook up the industry in Nevada.
They gathered more than double the number of voter signatures needed to put a sweeping referendum on the November ballot.
But the Nevada Supreme Court dealt them a major blow this month by unanimously declaring the measure was unfit for a statewide vote.
Now, the pro-rooftop solar forces are regrouping with a more modest, behind-the-scenes focus on swaying state lawmakers.
An effort to restore more favorable rates to existing rooftop solar customers has broad support, while members of an energy task force are meeting Tuesday to discuss what policy changes might make rooftop solar economically workable for new rounds of customers.