You have the right to make energy from the sun without interference from the utilities.
You have the right to make energy from the sun without interference from the utilities.
Today, the State Court of Appeal in San Francisco agreed to hear a lawsuit appealing the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)’s December 2022 “NEM3” decision to eviscerate the state’s rooftop solar program. The lawsuit, filed by three nonprofit organizations, outlines several ways in which the CPUC’s decision violates both the law and their own rules, and argues that the CPUC’s …
This fall, many state Assemblymembers and Senators are going to be holding local Town Hall meetings, open houses, and other “meet and greet” events for constituents like you. We encourage you to sign up and attend these events and ask them to do more to repeal the Utility Tax, and to keep rooftop solar growing. To be clear, everything you …
Summary At the direction of the California State Legislature, the utilities and some aligned organizations are proposing to charge residential ratepayers a Utility Tax of $400 to $1,500 per year—three to twelve times the national average. This mandatory Utility Tax would increase electricity bills on millions for working Californians who live in apartments, condos, and small homes, have rooftop solar, …
For years, the utilities have unsuccessfully tried to block homeowners from making their own solar energy. Now they are working to block rooftop solar for California renters, schools, and farmers. We are making a final push to defend their solar rights in the face of a disastrous, utility-backed proposal from the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). You can help! Thousands …
The state Contractor Licensing Board (CSLB) has proposed a utility-backed proposal that could threaten the warranties on many people’s solar and battery systems. Overall, their proposal would make it more difficult and expensive for consumers to install and repair solar-powered batteries. What is being proposed The Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) has proposed prohibiting licensed solar contractors from doing the …
Thinking of getting a solar-powered battery for your home or business to protect you from the next power outage? Here’s six tips to help you figure it all out, and here’s our Solar-Powered Batteries Webinar for a deeper dive. Solar-powered batteries can let you keep — and use — all of your solar energy Depending on its size, a battery …
This winter, thousands of solar users successfully pushed their local governments to streamline their solar permitting process, helping to make it easier for their neighbors to go solar. See if your city or county has taken the first step. If you don’t see them on the list, you can use these resources to nudge them to do so. The problem we …
Massive thanks to the nearly 350 solar users, solar workers, and solar businesses who went to the State Capitol in Sacramento on June 6th for Solar Lobby Day! Purpose of Solar Lobby Day The purpose of Solar Lobby Day is to meet face-to-face with state lawmakers and their staff about why California needs to do more to promote rooftop solar. …
On May 24th, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote on an SDG&E-backed plan that will set the stage to spend billions of ratepayer dollars on unnecessary long distance power lines. It will also cut the legs out from under rooftop solar. If the plan passes, it’ll set the stage for higher utility bills and more …
Defying overwhelming public opposition, state officials voted in late 2022 to make drastic changes to California’s rooftop solar rules (called “net energy metering”). The decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will make it much more expensive to get rooftop solar starting in mid-April 2023. The decision mostly affects those who do not yet have solar, but can affect …