COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is proposing changes to Rule E-5 under its rules and regulations. Rule E-5 covers standards for interconnection of customer-owned rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems.

A detailed question-and-answer document on the changes and the impacts for customers with PV systems, as well as customers without solar panels, is online at ladpu.com/solar2.

This item will be presented to the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) for approval 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 in the planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road, (Council Chambers is being used for early voting).

DPU is community owned and all BPU meetings are open to the public, who may attend remotely on Zoom or in person. Agendas are available online at ladpu.com/BPUMeetings. Click on “Calendar View” for Zoom links.