New rooftop solar installations in Utah are down 23 percent after the state's main power company reached a deal to pay customers less for the power they generate.
The Standard-Examiner reports Rocky Mountain Power, in a deal that took effect in November, phased out its net-metering program in Utah, which paid solar customers the market rate for their excess energy sent to the grid.
New solar customers are in a transitional program that pays slightly less than market rate.
The customers who installed solar panels before November are grandfathered at the previous rates until 2035.
According to the utility's most recent net-metering report, nearly 9,400 customers installed new solar arrays from 2017-18. About 12,400 new rooftop solar installations were reported in 2016.