March 18, 2025

Contact Your Legislators Today To Protect NEM Contracts

In response to Governor Newsom’s directive, the CPUC has proposed changes to the NEM1 and NEM2 contracts, specifically reducing their 20-year terms, prompting a call to action to oppose this flawed initiative. The CPUC’s rationale rests on the unfounded assertion that solar customers are causing significant costs to non-solar users, neglecting to consider the benefits of solar in curbing electricity demand and avoiding costly grid expansions. The main driver of rising rates is excessive utility spending, incentivized by guaranteed profits on infrastructure investments. Research by economist Richard McCann indicates that rooftop solar actually delivers substantial savings to all ratepayers, estimating a net benefit of $1.5 billion annually.

September 26, 2024

Advocates For Clean Energy, Consumers, And The Environment Have Obtained A Preliminary Injunction To Block A CSLB Ruling That Threatens To Slow Battery Installations And Harm Green Jobs.

SAN DIEGO—Today, a coalition of clean energy, consumer protection, and environmental organizations is celebrating a preliminary injunction that will pause the enforcement of a California regulation severely limiting solar contractors’ ability to install and service battery storage systems.

This rule, enacted in April by the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB), bars licensed solar contractors from integrating batteries into existing solar arrays or conducting maintenance on batteries, even those they installed previously. Additionally, it imposes size restrictions on solar and storage systems typically used by off-grid homes and commercial customers. The CSLB approved the rule at the request of investor-owned utilities and their affiliated labor union, despite its own findings showing no safety concerns or incidents associated with the approximately 175,000 residential batteries installed across the nation, including in California.