Original sentence: Also, because of net-metering, some households with solar do not directly contribute to the system's fixed costs, even though they may rely on the system for some portion of their electricity.Wildfire mitigation and repeated multi-billion dollar fines for causing catastrophic fires throughout the state have also been a factor in increasing electricity rates
Edited sentence: Also, because of net-metering, many households with solar are not paying their share of the system's fixed costs, even though they rely on the system for much of their electricity