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When Solar Rights Fall Through the Cracks: The Challenge for Residents in Master-Metered Mobile Home Parks

When Solar Rights Fall Through the Cracks: The ...

Earlier this year, new legislation went into effect in California addressing mobile home ownership and tenant rights. Unfortunately, the law left a key issue unresolved: solar access for tenants and...

When Solar Rights Fall Through the Cracks: The ...

Earlier this year, new legislation went into effect in California addressing mobile home ownership and tenant rights. Unfortunately, the law left a key issue unresolved: solar access for tenants and...

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Why the Clean Energy Gold Rush Is Being Slowed Down by Legal Red Tape—and How to Fix It

Why the Clean Energy Gold Rush Is Being Slowed ...

Across the globe, investors are pouring billions into solar, wind, and energy storage projects. Governments are dangling incentives, tech is racing ahead, and public opinion is finally leaning green. So...

Why the Clean Energy Gold Rush Is Being Slowed ...

Across the globe, investors are pouring billions into solar, wind, and energy storage projects. Governments are dangling incentives, tech is racing ahead, and public opinion is finally leaning green. So...

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Consumer Solar’s Fight to Survive Eclipsing Forces

Consumer Solar’s Fight to Survive Eclipsing Forces

Can Anti-Trust Laws Stop the Dismantling of Consumer Choice to Own Solar in California?   In 2022, Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union...

Consumer Solar’s Fight to Survive Eclipsing Forces

Can Anti-Trust Laws Stop the Dismantling of Consumer Choice to Own Solar in California?   In 2022, Pacific Gas and Electric (“PG&E”) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union...

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California's New Solar Public Works Law (AB 2143): An Example of California’s Recent Leadership Failures on Solar and the Climate

California's New Solar Public Works Law (AB 214...

It appears that California’s prior solar policies were too successful. California's policymakers have been rushing to stop a solar industry that they helped create. The solar industry that California helped...

California's New Solar Public Works Law (AB 214...

It appears that California’s prior solar policies were too successful. California's policymakers have been rushing to stop a solar industry that they helped create. The solar industry that California helped...

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Can California Customers Directly Connect to the Grid Using a PURPA Application Instead of Going Through PG&E or the Local IOU for Net Metering or Net Billing?

Can California Customers Directly Connect to th...

California's major Investor Owner Utilities (IOUs), including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have comprehensive interconnectivity rules approved by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC). These rules are essential for...

Can California Customers Directly Connect to th...

California's major Investor Owner Utilities (IOUs), including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), have comprehensive interconnectivity rules approved by the California Public Utility Commission (CPUC). These rules are essential for...

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How Does the Fixed Charge Bill Structure and Income Graduated Fixed Charge Adopted by the CPUC Impact Customers?

How Does the Fixed Charge Bill Structure and In...

In May 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a fixed charge bill structure that includes income-graduated fixed charges (IGFCs) for default residential electric rates.  The CPUC vote was 4-0...

How Does the Fixed Charge Bill Structure and In...

In May 2024, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a fixed charge bill structure that includes income-graduated fixed charges (IGFCs) for default residential electric rates.  The CPUC vote was 4-0...

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