I would like to mention this group that I think would be a good idea for solar owners in California (and other places) to support. They have been fairly effective at keeping the PUC on the side of the citizens rather than caving into the utilities attempts to defeat Net Metering. I just spent an hour on the phone with their #1 guy, David Rosenfeld. He seems to really know his stuff and is dedicated. If you decide to support this group, tell David "Gene" sent ya'.
Solar Rights Alliance
Petition for solar bill of rights: Solar Rights Alliance
Solar is under attack. Fight back. Defend your rights.
California’s monopoly utilities are waging a multi-pronged attack on our individual rights and our ability to put solar on our homes, our schools, our businesses. At stake is our freedom to cut the cord to ever-rising energy bills, and generate and store clean energy when and how we see fit.
While California has led the nation on protecting the rights of private property owners and renters to go solar, these rights are not set in stone and are constantly under attack.
For example, right now in California, the powerful utilities are lobbying to...
...slap higher fees on solar owners,
...impose more red tape for installing solar,
...cut the credit for giving solar energy back to the grid,
...grab exclusive control over all solar and battery storage, and more.
The bottom line: utilities are serious about holding onto their monopoly. One California regulator once warned that the utilities would like to "strangle rooftop solar if they could." We need to stop them.
Solar owners across California are fighting back.
It is time for a Solar Bill of Rights -- a law that recognizes the right of every Californian to choose and control how they get their energy without the utility getting in the way.
A Solar Bill of Rights will ensure that:
Your solar energy is yours, always -- to use, to store, or to give back to the grid with compensation. The utility should never be able to take that right from you.
No more red tape and extra fees. Solar users, no matter where you live, should be able to interconnect solar panels and batteries to the grid instantaneously at no or little cost.
Fair credit for sharing your extra energy. Your solar energy should be considered a valuable, clean resource for the community -- and you should be credited appropriately for sharing your extra energy with the grid.
Solar Rights Alliance
Petition for solar bill of rights: Solar Rights Alliance
Solar is under attack. Fight back. Defend your rights.
California’s monopoly utilities are waging a multi-pronged attack on our individual rights and our ability to put solar on our homes, our schools, our businesses. At stake is our freedom to cut the cord to ever-rising energy bills, and generate and store clean energy when and how we see fit.
While California has led the nation on protecting the rights of private property owners and renters to go solar, these rights are not set in stone and are constantly under attack.
For example, right now in California, the powerful utilities are lobbying to...
...slap higher fees on solar owners,
...impose more red tape for installing solar,
...cut the credit for giving solar energy back to the grid,
...grab exclusive control over all solar and battery storage, and more.
The bottom line: utilities are serious about holding onto their monopoly. One California regulator once warned that the utilities would like to "strangle rooftop solar if they could." We need to stop them.
Solar owners across California are fighting back.
It is time for a Solar Bill of Rights -- a law that recognizes the right of every Californian to choose and control how they get their energy without the utility getting in the way.
A Solar Bill of Rights will ensure that:
Your solar energy is yours, always -- to use, to store, or to give back to the grid with compensation. The utility should never be able to take that right from you.
No more red tape and extra fees. Solar users, no matter where you live, should be able to interconnect solar panels and batteries to the grid instantaneously at no or little cost.
Fair credit for sharing your extra energy. Your solar energy should be considered a valuable, clean resource for the community -- and you should be credited appropriately for sharing your extra energy with the grid.