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California will charge many solar owners a new property tax next year
The California Legislature had the chance to protect solar users from a new Solar Property Tax by passing AB 2389. But the bill was killed through a secretive, backroom process controlled by a small number of powerful politicians. [1]
Because state lawmakers failed to act, your County now has the power to increase your property taxes starting in 2027 if you:
Add a battery to your existing solar system
Add more solar panels on your roof
Install a new rooftop solar system
This new Solar Property Tax would not be retroactive. It would be assessed based on the incremental value of the install, and it would be based on your County’s property tax assessment rate.
But Counties are not required to increase your property tax, and counties did NOT request a new Solar Property Tax. So please tell your County Board of Supervisors:
NO Solar Property Tax. Not now. Not ever.
Please tell your
County Supervisors:
A solar property tax makes no sense
The government should not make energy more expensive than it already is.
Besides, putting rooftop solar on your home doesn’t add costs to your city or county.
In fact, rooftop solar reduces strain on the electrical grid, preventing blackouts.
County Supervisors should say NO to a new Solar Property Tax"
If they don't act, then solar owners across California could get hit with higher property taxes in 2027.
Counties should not tax people for trying to lower their energy bills. NO Solar Property Tax.
For 40 years, the state Legislature has ensured that your property taxes won’t go up if you put solar on your roof or a battery in your garage. [2]
However, that protection will expire by the end of 2026.
Counties should reject a new Solar Property Tax.
Tell your County Supervisors No Solar Property Tax!
Tell your County Supervisors: No Solar Property Tax!
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[1] AB 2389 was killed in the Assembly Appropriations committee through a process called “Suspense”, where a small number of powerful politicians prevent bills from being voted on, no matter how popular.
The three politicians mainly responsible are: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, and Appropriations Committee Chair Buffy Wicks.
It is worth remembering that these three used a similar maneuver to put into place the new $24/month “base service charge”. ↑
[2] In 1980, California voters passed Proposition 7, which amended the state constitution to say the following: “The Legislature may provide that the term “newly constructed” shall not include the construction or addition of any active solar energy system.” (see Article 13A, Section 2). The Legislature has kept that tax exemption language in law ever since, but it is about to expire at the end of 2026. ↑
