You have the right to make energy from the sun without interference from the utilities.
You are not obligated to buy anything from the utilities. The utilities want to change that. These principles, sometimes called “self-consumption,” are common-sense, true, and based on longstanding principles. In the early 1900s, the government granted private utility companies like PG&E a monopoly over the electric grid. They did this in order to prevent ugly and duplicative poles and wires. …
Recent news reports have focused on the fact that California sometimes makes more solar energy than it uses. While this does happen sometimes, California does not have too much solar energy. Here’s why: The real story is about hot summer days, not mild, spring days. These news stories tend to focus on mild, sunny spring days when the days are …
For years, the utilities and some state agencies have falsely blamed rooftop solar consumers for California’s high electricity rates, saying that solar users cause a “cost shift” to other ratepayers. In August 2024, the Public Advocates Office (PAO) of the CA Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) doubled down with a report claiming that rooftop solar consumers shifted $8.5 billion of grid …
Rooftop solar saves all ratepayers money, whether or not they have solar. But rooftop solar also reduces utility profits, which is why the utilities are running a misinformation campaign about rooftop solar. Decision-makers and opinion leaders should look under the hood, and see just how rooftop solar is a vital tool to control unsustainable electricity prices for all Californians. Rooftop …
Editor’s Note: Bill Powers is a well-regarded engineer and policy expert. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Protect Our Communities Foundation, a San Diego-based nonprofit conservation group. Solar Rights Alliance invited Mr. Powers to submit this guest post to help clarify the misinformation that utilities and others are spreading through the media. Guest Blog Post: Response to …
This week, the LA Times published a story about the fight over rooftop solar, followed up by a smaller article. Here’s eight take-homes from the story. 1) Everyone loves rooftop solar, including working and middle class people. By featuring new solar user Marta Patricia Martinez, the LA Times illustrated an important fact: just under half of all new solar is …
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.
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