Utah's Expired Solar Credits Should Benefit Low Income Families

Re: Public Comment Docket # 18-035-28

As a ratepayer for Rocky Mountain Power, I believe the value of expired net metering credits should be used to provide assistance to low income families. In order to do that with the greatest effect, I support the recommendation to transfer these funds to the Weatherization Assistance Program. This will ensure that the expired net metering credit funds provide additional support for energy efficiency programs that result in long term electrical and natural gas savings for low income customers, rather than just offsetting short term costs. Additionally, these funds should help make solar energy more attainable for low income households. I support allocating up to one third of expired net metering credit funds to Weatherization Assistance Program providers for a small solar pilot program. This small scale pilot program should not be constrained by undue regulatory burden in order to allow for efficient evaluation of program costs. With better information, the commission could then determine if a larger scale implementation would be appropriate in the future with full commission approval.