A judge in Carson City has ruled against a proposed ballot measure that would reverse Nevada’s rooftop solar rate hike. Judge James Russell ruled yesterday that a petition filed by the No Solar Tax PAC and backed by rooftop solar panel companies doesn’t qualify as a referendum but should be classified as an initiative petition. An initiative petition approved by voters would require legislative review before becoming law. The proposed measure would return Nevada to old, lower rates and remove any cap on the number of solar users statewide.