ubaru
04-16-2012, 01:39 PM
Friends,
A game-changing solar vote is happening at the California Public Utilities Commission. They're deciding how much customer-owned renewable energy is allowed to get the bill saving benefits of net metering. This statewide clean energy credit program has empowered over 100,000 solar energy systems to be installed on homes, businesses, schools, libraries and other buildings around the state. The Commission has proposed allowing for more homeowner solar-- and some utilities are trying their best to restrict continued access to it.
Let’s make sure our state’s solar energy customers continue to get fair credit where it’s due.
(https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kQC1ZfOuiOXmwr2eL4p0gn2EGPLPzIlK)
Net metering works like solar rollover minutes, with customers receiving credits on their bills for the valuable clean power they put back on the grid. There is a cap on the amount of net metering that must be made available to customers – beyond that cap, there’s no guarantee that utilities will continue to allow new solar customers to net meter. California’s law sets the cap at “5 percent of aggregate customer peak demand,” but does not specify how utilities should calculate that number. And guess what . . . some utilities are using a more restrictive methodology that results in almost half the amount of net metering than the original law intended. Not good.
Which brings us back to the CPUC (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gQHCEett2EaQZZlzcLo5Y32EGPLPzIlK): The state regulators have proposed requiring utilities to use the cap calculation methodology that results in more Californians having access to net metering credits. Now we just need them to approve that proposal with a resounding YES.
This is so important that we've set a goal of sending 20,000 emails to the Commission. It's a big goal for a decision with even bigger consequences for California solar. So please tell your friends, family, and neighbors to take action today and urge the commission to vote yes on fair net metering.
https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1179/images/takeactionbtn_red.gif
(https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=doxTAok2CFeUx0ZQaapD1n2EGPLPzIlK)
Onwards,
Annie + Vote Solar Team
P.S. - Tuesday April 17th we take over San Francisco’s historic Fillmore for our annual Equinox celebration & fundraiser. (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=K2Ni9ZffW2lpOvw8CL%2FnV2fmJKVPc2Dl) A word to the wise: get yourself a print-at-home ticket today: it'll mean less waiting in line and more partying tomorrow.
The Vote Solar Initiative
300 Brannan Street, Suite 609
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.votesolar.org (https://www.votesolar.org)
https://twitter.com/votesolar (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FCV3%2FWrOE4T9JvfWZHO4kmfmJKVPc2Dl)
https://www.facebook.com/VoteSolar (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CgBrWAbreg5GDQa2G1wGiH2EGPLPzIlK)
A game-changing solar vote is happening at the California Public Utilities Commission. They're deciding how much customer-owned renewable energy is allowed to get the bill saving benefits of net metering. This statewide clean energy credit program has empowered over 100,000 solar energy systems to be installed on homes, businesses, schools, libraries and other buildings around the state. The Commission has proposed allowing for more homeowner solar-- and some utilities are trying their best to restrict continued access to it.
Let’s make sure our state’s solar energy customers continue to get fair credit where it’s due.
(https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kQC1ZfOuiOXmwr2eL4p0gn2EGPLPzIlK)
Net metering works like solar rollover minutes, with customers receiving credits on their bills for the valuable clean power they put back on the grid. There is a cap on the amount of net metering that must be made available to customers – beyond that cap, there’s no guarantee that utilities will continue to allow new solar customers to net meter. California’s law sets the cap at “5 percent of aggregate customer peak demand,” but does not specify how utilities should calculate that number. And guess what . . . some utilities are using a more restrictive methodology that results in almost half the amount of net metering than the original law intended. Not good.
Which brings us back to the CPUC (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gQHCEett2EaQZZlzcLo5Y32EGPLPzIlK): The state regulators have proposed requiring utilities to use the cap calculation methodology that results in more Californians having access to net metering credits. Now we just need them to approve that proposal with a resounding YES.
This is so important that we've set a goal of sending 20,000 emails to the Commission. It's a big goal for a decision with even bigger consequences for California solar. So please tell your friends, family, and neighbors to take action today and urge the commission to vote yes on fair net metering.
https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1179/images/takeactionbtn_red.gif
(https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=doxTAok2CFeUx0ZQaapD1n2EGPLPzIlK)
Onwards,
Annie + Vote Solar Team
P.S. - Tuesday April 17th we take over San Francisco’s historic Fillmore for our annual Equinox celebration & fundraiser. (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=K2Ni9ZffW2lpOvw8CL%2FnV2fmJKVPc2Dl) A word to the wise: get yourself a print-at-home ticket today: it'll mean less waiting in line and more partying tomorrow.
The Vote Solar Initiative
300 Brannan Street, Suite 609
San Francisco, CA 94107
www.votesolar.org (https://www.votesolar.org)
https://twitter.com/votesolar (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2FCV3%2FWrOE4T9JvfWZHO4kmfmJKVPc2Dl)
https://www.facebook.com/VoteSolar (https://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CgBrWAbreg5GDQa2G1wGiH2EGPLPzIlK)