Freedom Forever Endorses Campaign to Save California Solar
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TEMECULA, Calif., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In an effort to support the public s freedom to produce their own clean energy, national solar installer Freedom Forever has endorsed the
Save California Solar campaign. Save California Solar is a coalition founded by the Solar Rights Alliance, California s association of solar users, to ensure that rooftop solar continues to grow to achieve the State s clean energy goals. In recognition of the benefits that rooftop solar provides, the campaign has also been endorsed by organizations such as the National Parks Conservation Association, San Diego Surfrider Foundation, California Solar + Storage Association (CALSSA), and the Climate Action Campaign.
California looks to ease permitting process for rooftop solar panels
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A Sunrun installer carries a solar panel into place at a customer’s home in Carlsbad. A new app will make it easier for homeowners to acquire permits to install solar panels.Collin Chappelle / New York Times
California wants to make it easier for homeowners to get solar panels and batteries installed as the state searches for new ways to accelerate its transition to clean energy.
The goal is simple: dramatically reduce the time it takes for contractors to receive standard permits from local governments.
To accomplish that, local agencies are starting to use a federally funded web application that creates an automated solar permitting process for cities and counties. Called SolarApp+, the technology allows contractors to seek and receive permits for typical rooftop solar installations instantaneously, if their application fulfills all requirements, instead of waiting potentially weeks to r
Debate over changing rooftop solar rules in California
State regulators are looking at several proposals and their decision could have a big impact on the solar industry. Author: Amanda Shotsky (Reporter) Updated: 11:26 PM PDT April 22, 2021
SAN DIEGO There s a growing power struggle between the solar industry and utilities. Solar panels have become extremely popular as a way to cut electricity costs.
But now the California Public Utilities Commission is considering a proposal that would change the incentives to customers. I want people to know that San Diego, Sempra and the other utility companies are coming after your ability to go solar and it s a real threat, said Bernadette Del Chiaro with the California Solar and Storage Association.
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Solar panels on rooftops of a housing development in Folsom, Calif., are shown. | AP Photo
California s rooftop solar program collides with equity concerns
A pandemic-era backlash against California s yawning wealth gap is taking aim at incentives for rooftop solar panels.
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SACRAMENTO A pandemic-era backlash against California s yawning wealth gap is taking aim at the state s pioneering climate policies. The latest target: incentives for rooftop solar panels.
The generous rewards paid to those who can afford to install them on their roofs amount to subsidies for the rich, utilities and other critics of the program argue.
It s the latest fault line in a clash over whether too many Californians are being left behind by the state s green push. For years, the state has wrestled with similar concerns about electric vehicle rebates flowing to wealthy Tesla drivers.