Maharashtra Regulator Halts Order After Solar Companies Challenge

In Maharashtra, the electricity regulator, MERC, made a new rule about how solar power can be used.

Solar companies said this rule was unfair because it made it harder and more expensive to supply clean energy to businesses.

They went to court to stop the rule.

The new rule would have changed how companies can store extra solar energy and then use it later, which is called 'banking'.

The solar companies argued that this new rule would hurt their business.

The court agreed to temporarily halt the rule while they review the case.

The solar companies say MERC didn't ask for opinions from the public when they made the rule, which they should have.