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SAN FRANCISCO — Yesterday the California Public Utilities Fee (CPUC) issued a proposed resolution within the Group Photo voltaic Continuing (A.22-05-022) that just about ensures that no group photo voltaic tasks can be developed at a time when the state is dealing with surging power costs.
Following is a press release from Stephanie Doyle, California state affairs director for the Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation:
“With this proposed resolution that crushes any probability of a viable group photo voltaic program within the state, the California Public Utilities Fee has wasted a golden alternative to assist decrease utility payments for Californians in determined want of reduction from skyrocketing electrical energy costs.
“The state legislature made it clear in passing AB 2316 in 2022 that it needs a strong program to offer group photo voltaic to low-income Californians and to help grid resilience for all ratepayers. However as an alternative of following the legislation and listening to the broad coalition of Californians who’ve repeatedly referred to as for a workable group photo voltaic program, the CPUC has doubled down on its previous unhealthy choices on the behest of monopoly utilities.
“California’s ratepayers deserve higher.
“California’s photo voltaic business will proceed to advocate for insurance policies that guarantee all Californians can get pleasure from the advantages of photo voltaic.”
About SEIA®:
The Photo voltaic Power Industries Affiliation® (SEIA) is main the transformation to a clear power economic system. SEIA works with its 1,200 member firms and different strategic companions to combat for insurance policies that create jobs in each group and form truthful market guidelines that promote competitors and the expansion of dependable, low-cost solar energy. Based in 1974, SEIA is the nationwide commerce affiliation for the photo voltaic and photo voltaic + storage industries, constructing a complete imaginative and prescient for the Photo voltaic+ Decade by analysis, training and advocacy. Go to SEIA on-line at www.seia.org and comply with @SEIA on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
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