You have the right to make energy from the sun without interference from the utilities.
This year, PG&E customers will get hit with a whopping 8% rate increase. That’s over six times the rate of inflation in one year alone. Not including this year’s budget-busting rate spike, PG&E rates have steadily increased 140% since 2000, nearly three times the rate of inflation (52%) over the last twenty years. Link to data The utilities’ favorite scapegoat: …
HGTV Property Brothers’ Jonathan Scott recently made his directorial debut in the documentary Power Trip. Power Trip follows Scott as he travels through the United States uncovering a deeply entrenched, powerful system that’s preventing Americans from powering their lives with solar. Scott told the LA Times in a recent interview that at least one utility tried to pull his movie …
This article by LA Times’ Sammy Roth highlights the tension between large-scale renewable energy and protecting open space in the California desert – and notes how rooftop solar can ameliorate this tension. The LA Times article cites two contrasting studies about how to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which is the Biden Administration’s climate change goal: One study shows …
The LA Times recently reported on a new study that found that there are two paths to move the country off fossil fuels towards 100% clean energy. One path would save American consumers $473 billion over the next thirty years. The other path would cost American consumers $385 billion over the same time period. Which scenario is which? We don’t …
This week’s LA Times reports that increasing the number of solar homes and businesses with battery backup could help avert massive power outages during next summer’s likely heat waves. Here’s seven take-homes from the article: 1) When rooftop solar is paired with a battery, the extra solar energy can get stored in the garage and used when the sun gooes …
Solar Rights Alliance director Dave Rosenfeld sat down for a virtual discussion with community organizer and former LADWP commissioner Aura Vasquez. We thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and hope you do, too.
During last month’s power outages, state officials desperate to put more power on the grid practically begged solar users with batteries to share the extra power stored in their batteries. The New York Times went behind the scenes this week to report the details. Over 30,000 solar battery customers answered the state’s call for their stored energy. These folks delivered …
Last week, the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) formally launched a review of the cornerstone policy for rooftop solar, net metering. We expected this to happen, and are preparing to fight back against an utility lobbying campaign aimed at killing off rooftop solar in California. California’s 1 million solar rooftops are helping keep the lights on Everything you need to …
Los Angeles Times reporter Sammy Roth ran a news story this week that describes how solar and batteries can make mass power outages a thing of the past while also reducing pollution. Here’s five take-homes: 1) Your solar helped keep the lights on this week. Thank you! Some news stories blamed rooftop solar for the outages. The LA Times story …
Even as power outages rip through the state, SMUD is pushing a flawed study that grossly undervalues the benefits of rooftop solar, and hands SMUD the excuse they need to discourage rooftop solar in Sacramento. Please submit a personalized note to SMUD today, outlining in your own words why the community needs more rooftop solar, not less. Speak from the heart, or …