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Community Resilience Hubs in Action

Vote Solar held an educational webinar, “Community Resilience Hubs in Action” to discuss community resilience hubs, how they work, and the organizations establishing them in communities across the country. This webinar featured phenomenal speakers from Urban Sustainability Directors Network, Power52, and Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN). Heres what speakers had to say: Kristin Baja (“Baja”) ...

Governor Newsom: Now is the time to support 100% clean electricity by 2030

The last few weeks have seen California’s climate emergency take center stage, with wildfires raging around the West creating some of the worst air quality in the world, on top of record heat waves and power outages. This time of crisis is a wakeup call. As part of Climate Week 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom hosted ...

California Legislature Keeps Solar Property Tax Exemption through 2024

Solar Power Helped Keep the Lights On During California’s Recent Catastrophic Heat Wave

Vote Solar Joins the Newly Formed Alliance for a Clean Economy

Advancing Resilient Clean Energy in California

New Playbook to help modernize our distribution grid

CPUC Makes Landmark Decision Supporting Community-Scale Renewable Energy

CA's local energy organizations can help ensure reliability while decarbonizing the grid

California Will Dramatically Undercount Savings from Customer-Driven Clean Energy

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

PG&E Backs Down from Fossil Fuel Microgrid Proposal

Report: Resilient Clean Energy for California

New Policy Roadmap to Combat Wildfires, Prevent Power Shutoffs and Increase Community Resilience

Celebrating 1 Million Solar Roofs in California

Community solar decision delayed at California Energy Commission

Sacramento utility's plan could block addition of new community solar, storage to local grid

Net Metering

San Francisco rally in favor of renewable energy policy

Hundreds of Solar Workers Rally at California PUC

Over 150 solar workers rallied Thursday morning at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to continue policies that support the fast-growing rooftop solar market in California. The ralliers called attention to the recent, spectacular growth of California’s solar economy, a testament to business innovation and continued policy leadership in the Golden State. A few sunny ...

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California Makes History! Onward to 100% Clean Energy

In 2018, California made history made history by passing SB 100, the California 100% Clean Energy Act. SB 100 set the bold but achievable goal of powering California — the world’s 5th largest economy — with 100% clean, carbon-free electricity by 2045.

SB 100 improves health in communities that have borne the burden of our fossil fuel dependence for too long, creates local job opportunities in our growing new energy economy, and cements California’s role as a leader on climate.

Vote Solar was a key partner in the coalition that worked tirelessly for this victory, joining with local communities and clean energy advocates, environmental justice and equity groups, scientists, health experts, union representatives, faith leaders, students and youth leaders, business voices and more. Together we drove tens of thousands of Californians to take action and met with every member of the Assembly on this critical bill. California is leading the way on climate and clean energy!

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