the AEP Ohio just filed for a last-minute change at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) that would drastically reduce or eliminate fair compensation for solar homeowners who send extra electricity back to the grid. That means lower credits, longer payback periods, and thousands of Ohio families losing the benefit of their rooftop solar investment.

Before you installed solar, you counted on stable net-metering rules that let you export extra solar at a fair value. But now AEP and others want to rewrite those rules behind our backs — just as the economy tightens and energy costs rise.

If you support rooftop solar, clean energy, fairness, and a strong, decentralized grid, please take two minutes and submit a comment to PUCO:

 Tell them: “Please keep net metering as is — no changes, no punishing clean energy homeowners.”
 Mention that rooftop solar benefits all Ohioans — reducing peak demand, supporting grid resilience, and giving families a local hedge against rising utility bills.
 Share your story: Maybe you’re saving on bills or just want to do your part for energy resilience.

 You can submit a comment here: https://dis.puc.state.oh.us/PublicCommentEfiling.aspx?CaseNo=25-0349

 Deadline: Friday, November 28, 2025. Every comment — even short ones — helps strengthen the case for fairness.

Let’s show them that Ohioans want fair credits. Share this and spread the word!

BACKGROUND INFO

What is net metering?

In case you don't know, net metering is what makes solar panels affordable. When solar panels make more energy than a building is using at that moment (which happens throughout the day), the panels put that energy back onto the grid. 

Net metering allows the building owner (usually a homeowner) to get credit on their bill for the energy their solar panels put onto the grid. This lowers the home's electric bill considerably, creating a payback time for solar panels that over a few years saves the owner as much as the panels cost. 

Without net metering, very few people could get solar panels -- and without solar panels, we can kiss a stable climate goodbye. 

Why is this happening now over Thanksgiving?

In April, the state administrative rules on net metering came before the Public Utilities Commision of Ohio.  All agencies must review administrative rules every five years to see if they still apply. This was a routine review, and the PUCO staff recommended leaving the rules as they are. 

On November 5, an administrative judge set a deadline for comments on the rules of Friday, November 28 - the day after Thanksgiving. 

On Wednesday, November 26, at 4:30 p.m., the day before Thanksgiving, AEP filed a legal comment basically asking PUCO to blow up the rules on net metering.

If you really want to get into the weeds, here's the PUCO case docket:

https://dis.puc.state.oh.us/CaseRecord.aspx?CaseNo=25-0349-EL-ORD  

Comments are now due by tomorrow, November 28. We MUST let PUCO that we want to keep the net metering rules as they are.

Please submit a comment in support of net metering by Friday 11/28!