Advocates for Nevada’s clean energy economy, local jobs, and cleaner air, testified in favor of Assembly Bill 270, which would restore Nevada’s rooftop solar industry. A December 2015 regulatory decision to change the rules on how solar customers are compensated for the energy they generate, put solar out of reach for Nevada consumers and gutted the state’s once-thriving solar industry. Nevada lost more than 2,500 rooftop solar installation jobs in 2016 following the changes, which increased electric prices for homeowners with rooftop systems. AB 270, sponsored by Assemblyman Justin Watkins of Las Vegas, would restore Nevada’s rooftop solar rates and make investing in the clean-energy alternative more favorable for homeowners.