Revive Community Solar in California
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently sided with monopoly utilities in a decision that will crush California’s community solar market and prevent thousands of households from accessing the cost-saving benefits of solar energy. Market forecasts show there is strong demand from businesses to build new community solar capacity in California, but these investments will not move forward if the CPUC’s decision holds. California regulators must change course if they want to lower household energy costs and make progress toward the state’s clean energy goals. The Net Value Billing Tariff proposal (NVBT) — supported by solar and storage industry leaders, environmental justice organizations, and energy and ratepayer advocates across the state — is the right path forward to provide community solar to low-income Californians and to support grid resilience for all ratepayers.
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Why We Need the Net Value Billing Tariff (NVBT)
- The NVBT community solar + storage program will reduce household utility bills for milions of Californians at a time when bills are historically high.
- The NVBT program allows 51% of project subscriptions to be reserved for low-income households.
- The NVBT program provides homeowners, renters, and businesses equal access to the economic and environmental benefits of solar and storage.
- Unlike the utility-backed alternative, which is not commercially viable, the NVBT program can tap into hundreds of millions of dollars in state and federal funding to expand solar access.
- The NVBT program will reduce our reliance on polluting fossil fuel plants and empower communities with local clean energy investments.
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- A recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission will massively undercut California's community #solar market if not reversed. Community #solar provides low-income households with the cost-saving benefits of clean energy while also supporting grid resilience for all ratepayers. California cannot meet its clean energy and grid reliability goals without it. Join us in demanding that @Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the @California Public Utilities Commission enact the Net Value Billing Tariff proposal to revive community solar in California. Join us: https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY #solar #storage #California #cleanenergy #CommunitySolar
- California cannot reach its clean energy and grid reliability goals without community #solar. We’re calling on @Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the @California Public Utilities Commission to stand with ratepayers and reject the monopoly utilities' proposal. The commission must change course to revive community solar, and the Net Value Billing Tariff proposal (NVBT) is the right path forward to provide community #solar to low-income Californians and to support grid resilience for all ratepayers. Take action with us ➡️ https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY #solar #storage #California #cleanenergy #CommunitySolar
- California Communities > Monopoly Utilities @California Public Utilities Commission’s decision to undermine California’s community solar market will prevent thousands of households from accessing the cost-saving benefits of solar energy. California regulators must change course if we want to lower household energy costs and make progress toward the state’s clean energy goals. Join the campaign calling on @Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the @California Public Utilities Commission to stand with ratepayers and reject the monopoly utilities' proposal. https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY #solar #storage #California #cleanenergy #CommunitySolar
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- Click to Tweet: California cannot reach its clean energy and grid reliability goals without community #solar. We’re calling on @CAgovernor and @californiapuc to stand with ratepayers and reject the monopoly utilities' proposal. Join us: https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY
- Click to Tweet: Community #solar can help low-income Californians access the cost-saving benefits of solar, and businesses are ready to build. But, recent decisions by the @californiapuc threaten the state’s clean energy progress. Tell them to reverse course: https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY
- Click to Tweet: A recent decision by @californiapuc will undermine community #solar in California if not reversed. We're calling on the commission to change course and support the interests of ratepayers over monopoly utilities. Join us: https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY
- Click to Tweet: Community #solar provides low-income households with the cost-saving benefits of clean energy while also supporting grid resilience for all ratepayers. Demand @CAgovernor and @californiapuc enact the Net Value Billing Tariff proposal to support community solar in California: https://p2a.co/YnSiHjY
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