In a unanimous decision on August 7, 2025, the California Supreme Court directed the Court of Appeal to reassess the legality of the state's controversial NEM 3. 0 policy—marking a pivotal moment in the fight for fair solar compensation. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruling requiring Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to retroactively collect two years of tariffs on imported solar panels, filed a motion last week to dismiss its appeal. Court of Appeals today. . Jeremy C. Marwell argued the cause for petitioners The Edison Electric Institute and Northwestern Corporation. With him on the briefs were Sarah N. The decision has retroactive implications for the exclusion currently extended to bifacial solar panels under the Section 201 solar safeguard regime, and. . SAN FRANCISCO— In a victory for renewable energy, the California Supreme Court ruled today that an appeals court should not have deferred to state utility regulators who decided the latest rooftop solar policy complies with state law.
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