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New report highlights the environmental benefits of rooftop solar in California

Despite rooftop solar’s upsides, California Public Utilities Commission is considering drastic cuts to net energy metering SACRAMENTO – Installing more rooftop solar in California will increase essential renewable electricity generation while protecting the state’s open spaces. It will also help make communities more resilient to global warming-related disruptions to the power grid. These findings are …

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New report shows California risks ‘solar cliff’

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California Public Utilities Commission is considering regulatory changes that could stall rooftop solar growth SACRAMENTO – Sharply reducing net metering payments and imposing high, solar-only fixed charges could slow the growth of rooftop solar installations – and, in the most extreme cases, cause installations to plummet — according to a new report released Tuesday by …

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New Poll Shows Utility Efforts to Roll Back Net Metering Are Very Unpopular with California Voters

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Voters want California to expand and encourage rooftop solar, not allow utilities to undermine consumer choice. Tweet this A super-majority of 80 percent of voters across parties support net metering when provided a neutral statement on the program. 71 percent of voters want to see California do more to encourage and expand rooftop solar across …

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CALSSA Fights for Small Businesses, Consumer Choice in State Decision on Rooftop Solar Program

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CALIFORNIA, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — California’s oldest and largest clean energy business group, the California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA), is going up against the state’s three investor-owned utilities over the future of California’s rooftop solar market. The battle is unfolding at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in a regulatory decision that will make …

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IOUs Pressure CPUC to Make Rooftop 2x More Expensive, Slash Value of Solar Exports by 77%

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — California’s three investor-owned utilities, including the largest utility in the country, PG&E, have joined together to pressure a regulatory agency set up to protect consumers from dangerous, expensive, and unreliable energy into making consumer solar two times more expensive than it is today, while slashing the value of solar …

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California solar saves the grid $120b — Local Solar for All

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SAN FRANCISCO – A report released today reveals that enabling the continued growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), like rooftop and community solar and battery storage, would save California ratepayers $120 billion over the next 30 years. According to the new analysis by national grid modeling experts Vibrant Clean Energy, commissioned by Local Solar for …

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The Biggest Battery in the World is Hanging on the Garage Wall — CA Solar & Storage Association

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Consumers Looking for Climate Solutions and Energy Reliability Amidst Fires and Blackouts Turn to Battery Storage Out of step with consumers, energy needs and climate change goals, California regulators consider utility industry proposals that would slow California’s globally significant solar-charged battery market Sacramento, CA—A new study released today by the California Solar and Storage Association …

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Save California Solar Launches Broadcast TV, Cable and Radio Ads Calling on CPUC and Governor Newsom to Reject Utility Profit Grab and Keep Rooftop Solar Growing and Affordable

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Save California Solar coalition launched a new advertising effort this week, including broadcast television, cable and radio ads, calling on Governor Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to reject an investor-owned utility profit grab and instead keep rooftop solar growing and affordable in California. The ads …

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Canadian Solar raises $150 million to fund possible acquisitions

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Canadian Solar said it completed a previously announced “at-the-market” offering program of common shares through which it sold 3.6 million of its common shares and raised $150 million in gross proceeds before deducting commissions and offering expenses. The company said it intends to use the net proceeds to execute its long-term strategic growth plans, including …

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Puerto Rico nears awards for 800 MW solar and 220 MW storage, toward multi-GW goals

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Puerto Rico’s utility has submitted solar and storage project bids to the government for approval, while a second bid process has been announced. A backlog of distributed solar interconnection requests is being cleared. January 17, 2022 Puerto Rico’s utility PREPA has forwarded project bids for 800 MW of utility-scale solar and 220 MW of storage …

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