IndyStar: Solar power is about to become a lot more expensive for Hoosiers as net metering expires

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For the first time in a long time, the future of rooftop solar in Indiana is now more uncertain than ever. 

Solar power is about to become much more expensive for Hoosiers as a state policy meant to help boost the renewable energy in the state expires on July 1. Once that deadline passes, Indiana utility customers will no longer be allowed to participate in what is called net metering when they install solar panels on their roofs. 

Without that policy, consumer advocates worry what this will mean for the future of solar and residents’ ability to access it.

“If I could use one word, I would say 'uncertain',” said Kerwin Olson, executive director of consumer advocacy group Citizens Action Coalition.