Save California Local Solar Incentives - Oppose NEM 3.0 Proposal

(12/2022) On December 15th, Governor Newsom’s California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will likely vote on a utility-backed proposal that would effectively kill rooftop and community solar, while jeopardizing the state’s clean energy and environmental justice goals. You can learn more watching this short video: https:ww.facebook.com/watch/?v=653751152888776

Take Action Now:

   1) Sign this Petition
Take action today by signing this petition and sending letters to the California Public Utilities Commissioners (CPUC) at https://tinyurl.com/savelocalsolar

   2) Call the Governor (he appoints the CPUC commissioners)
Tell his office to stop the local solar killer proposal known as “net energy metering 3.0.”  We need to increase incentives for solar to build local wealth, create clean energy jobs and meet our climate goals at the same time.
Phone Office of the Governor: (916) 445-2841111

   3) Call into the CPUC on Dec 15 at 11am
https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-meetings/cpuc-voting-meeting-12-15-2022
To get on the queue to speak call in BEFORE 11 am:
Dial (800) 857-1917 passcode: 9899501
Press *1 right away to record your name/organization with the operator to be on the speakers list.
To watch the webcast online: http://www.adminmonitor.com/ca/cpuc (note there is a delay, so if you are on the phone waiting to speak, you should mute the video sound).

THE FACTS ABOUT  WHY WE OPPOSE THE CURRENT PROPOSAL:

• The extreme net-metering proposal would effectively kill the growth of rooftop and community solar in California by slashing solar credits to solar producers by an average of 75% —an average of $.30/kWh to about $.08/kWh— and doubling the payback period for panels.
• Cutting solar credits harms middle, working class households and especially environmental justice communities and their ability to adopt solar or implement new models of access to local solar. A large chunk of independent solar adopters in California are middle and working class households. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reports in 2021 40% of new solar adopters in California were households earning $0 - $100,000 annually.
• Cutting solar credits doesn’t help disadvantaged Californians. It harms them by further enriching the state’s corporate utilities, allowing them to control our state’s solar energy future, limit energy independence, and hoard profits.
• Solar saves all ratepayers money—even those who do not have panels. By producing more solar electricity closer to where it is used, California would stabilize the grid and lessen the need for ratepayers to foot the bill for more “expensive transmission and distribution infrastructure like poles, wires, and substations.”
• Enabling the continued growth of rooftop and community solar and battery storage would save California ratepayers $120 billion over the next 30 years.
• California has a goal to achieve 100% renewable and zero-carbon electricity by 2045. According to the California Energy Commission, the state will have to roughly “triple solar and wind build” rates to meet these goals.

Local Clean Energy Alliance in the News regarding Net Energy Metering

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/environment/2022/12/01/solar-activists-protest-cpuc-s-proposed-net-metering-changes?cid=share_clip?cid=share_twitter

https://kmph.com/news/local/solar-11-30-2022

Watch the Press Conference:
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/mqWUERJ2Sbydr0mpYevY0qZON5g66p6ehC43RkZeu1ymH0nYY-s5kN-bCiguHXY.6uF3v3eGTMAmKAVY
Passcode: F&5@X4u&
 
To donate to the Local Clean Energy Alliance:
https://crm.bloomerang.co/HostedDonation?ApiKey=pub_b0d94a1c-3372-11ec-8ba3-02cadaf75a6f&WidgetId=4549632