And handing out subsidies for electricity/energy usage is the last thing global warming needs.
And this is huge subsidy to high energy users from those who are saving and reducing their energy usage.
The article uses confusing and misleading terminology. The _rate_ charged for electricity is in no way based on income; this is about the "residential fixed charge", the bill component you pay regardless of usage. This fixed charge was introduced to counteract a freeloader phenomenon from people who benefited from electric infrastructure but paid next to nothing because of solar rebates.
S: We simply unleash wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
L: But aren't the snakes even worse?
S: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
L: Then we're stuck with gorillas!
S: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
(This joke is about net metering.)