California solar users could see their wallets get fatter

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two solar energy bills that will make it possible for consumers and businesses to actually make money if they generate surplus electricity.

The bills, long sought by California’s renewable energy industry and among hundreds signed by the governor late Sunday night, could radically change the relationship between businesses and homeowners and their local utility company, making them paid producers and suppliers of electricity.

By Dana Hull

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