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“Work as if you live in the early days of a better nation."

Adam Browning | April 9 2020

My family is settling into our new reality of trying to juggle work and homeschooling our daughter. Amid the stress and confusion, what keeps me grounded is focusing on being helpful. People are sewing masks, donating blood, and finding new and different ways to meaningfully connect with their communities both large and small. I’m grateful ...

California Regulators Approve Two Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Targets as Statewide Integrated Resource Plan Moves Forward

Ed Smeloff | April 2 2020

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took a tentative step forward to implementing SB 100, the historic legislation that set the goal of eliminating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electric sector in California by 2045. At its March 26 business meeting, the Commission made a long-awaited decision to require investor-owned utilities and community choice ...

Like the sun, we’ll rise to make a brighter future

Adam Browning | March 26 2020

In these challenging times, we are grateful for the sense of purpose that we get from knowing that we are working with people like you to build a brighter, more resilient tomorrow. By lowering bills, reducing unhealthy pollution, and helping people maintain reliable access to electricity, solar energy will make families and communities more resilient ...

PG&E Backs Down from Fossil Fuel Microgrid Proposal

Ed Smeloff | March 25 2020

Effective Community Resiliency Strategies Need CPUC Support Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), which serves some of the highest risk parts of the country for catastrophic wildfires, has backed down from a proposal to build new fossil gas power plants that could operate as microgrids when transmission lines need to be shut off. The PG&E ...

Our 2019 Impact Report

Adam Browning | March 11 2020

Read our 2019 Impact Report As you think back over all that’s happened in climate and environmental news in 2019, you’d be forgiven for throwing up your hands in despair. The Trump Administration has pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Climate Accords, turned the EPA over to coal industry lobbyists who are torching environmental ...

Advocates deliver 5,180 petitions in favor of 50% renewable energy by 2030

Mayane Barudin | March 10 2020

Broad coalition calls on AZ Corporation Commission to commit to clean energy PHOENIX, AZ -- Arizona State Representative Kirsten Engel joined advocates from Vote Solar, Sierra Club, Solar United Neighbors, and Arizona Interfaith Power & Light at the Arizona State Capitol to deliver over 5,000 petitions in favor of a 50% renewable energy standard and ...

Spring Update from Vote Solar's Access & Equity Team

Lavannya Pulluveetil Barrera | March 9 2020

Core to the work I do at Vote Solar is the question, What can we as an organization, offer to partners in support of the work they are doing within their communities? The answer to this question continues to evolve and expand to be sure, but in 2019, I and other members of our team ...

Solar Springs Forward

Adam Browning | March 6 2020

All around the country, people are taking action for a clean energy economy -- one that has the power to improve lives today while building a brighter future. Thank you for powering this critical work forward! Major Win For Solar For All in the Sunshine State Like so many people all across this country, Florida’s ...

Virginia can achieve a carbon-free future, if they allow it.

Pari Kasotia | March 5 2020

Across the country we’re seeing states and municipalities announce aggressive carbon reduction goals to help combat a changing climate and meet constituent demand for more clean energy. In September, Governor Ralph Northam signed an executive order that calls for 30% of Virginia’s electric system to be powered by renewable energy resources by 2030, and calls ...

Vote Solar proposes re-opening net metering for Utahns

Briana Kobor | March 4 2020

Study finds Utah Solar Customers Provide over 14x Value Proposed by Rocky Mountain Power Salt Lake City, UT -- The value of excess energy that solar customers send back to the grid in Rocky Mountain Power’s Utah service territory is $0.226/kWh, finds a new study by Vote Solar. Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) has proposed a ...

Largest Shared Solar Program in U.S. Approved by Florida Public Service Commission

Katie Chiles Ottenweller | March 3 2020

The Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approved Florida Power & Light’s (FPL) SolarTogether program today, creating the country’s largest, voluntary utility-led shared solar program. As the result of a settlement with Vote Solar and other climate and community advocates and businesses, SolarTogether will also create the country’s largest low-income shared solar offering, helping as many ...

On the A-List?

Marta Tomic | February 26 2020

The Interstate Renewable Energy Council recently released its revised Shared Solar Scorecard, ranking Colorado’s current community solar gardens program as a “B”. Could program changes currently under consideration by the Public Utilities Commission place Colorado’s program on the A-list? Colorado is taking steps to regain its place on the community solar program leaderboard. On the ...

¡Se Fue la Luz! Join Arizona Clean Energy Workshops in March

Lavannya Pulluveetil Barrera | February 25 2020

Join Chispa Arizona, Wildfire, SWEEP, and Vote Solar for two FREE clean energy workshops in March in Phoenix to connect with your neighbors and local leaders to discuss the state's current energy system, its impact on your community, and how you can mobilize to make Arizona's energy system work for you. All are welcome! Details ...

Progress on Solar For All in Sunny New Mexico

Mayane Barudin | February 25 2020

Good news: Our Vote Solar team has been working tirelessly to ensure that everyone in New Mexico can tap into our solar market and save on energy bills. In the 2020 legislative session, we made important progress on affordable, healthy, job-creating solar energy for all in New Mexico! Here in sunny New Mexico, solar just ...

City of Lakeland should embrace the future by investing in solar, not gas, now

Katie Chiles Ottenweller | February 24 2020

The City of Lakeland is looking in the wrong direction when it comes to our energy future. Lakeland could be soaking up those sunny Florida rays, but instead the city plans to continue relying on imported gas. In doing so, the city faces the very real prospect of getting left behind economically as the rest ...

Making Energy History: Three Black Women Who Are Changemakers in Clean Energy For All

Olivia Nedd | February 24 2020

This year, we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote. A common thread throughout American history is the rising up and liberation of subjugated groups in search of equality and fair treatment. These hard-fought battles have led to greater participation in our democracy. We often hear about ...

Environmental, advocacy groups hail Michigan PSC decision sending DTE back to the drawing board

John Delurey | February 20 2020

Michigan PSC decision an important first step for ratepayers, reducing dangerous pollution and promoting clean energy Lansing – Environmental and community advocates today called on the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to continue holding DTE Energy accountable for its flawed 15-year energy plan. The MPSC sent DTE back to the drawing board and recommended changes ...

Vote Solar Calls for Continued Action to Accelerate Growth of Massachusetts Solar Industry and Workforce

Sean Garren | February 19 2020

Recent national report from the Solar Foundation shows flat job growth in Massachusetts, underscoring the urgent need for greater policy certainty and bold leadership Boston, MA (February 19, 2020) – After two straight years of double-digit decline, a recent report from the Solar Foundation found a relatively modest gain in solar jobs in Massachusetts. The ...

Duke Energy Carolinas must Consider Climate-Risks in Electric Rate Setting says Vote Solar

Tyler Fitch | February 18 2020

Raleigh, NC -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission must consider climate change-related costs in deciding which Duke Energy Carolinas capital investments were ‘prudent’ and can therefore be passed on to ratepayers, according to Vote Solar testimony submitted today. Currently, utility regulators across the country determine electricity rates based on a common understanding of whether the ...

Report: Resilient Clean Energy for California

Susannah Churchill | February 18 2020

As PG&E proposes to install over 500 megawatts of fossil fuel generators at 20 substations in Northern California to prevent power outages, a new report urges policymakers to support resilient clean energy instead. Resilient Clean Energy for California: Protecting Vulnerable Communities, Critical Facilities, and the California Economy with Solar + Storage, released by Vote Solar ...

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