California Solar Actions & Updates

Solar Success Story

Poppys from California remind us of solar and the sun

In 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to uphold California's successful net metering program for rooftop solar. The decision - which was years in the making - represents a balanced path forward for solar that will support consumer savings, local jobs, healthier communities and climate progress. Learn more about the final decision here.

The list of those who took part in this important solar victory is inspiringly long. It starts with forward-thinking Commissioners and staff at the CPUC as well as Governor Brown, whose vision for clean energy and climate leadership this decision helps achieve. It includes all the clean energy advocates who worked tirelessly to build the case for keeping rooftop solar affordable and expanding access to more Californians, and the many more community leaders who participated in a CPUC proceeding for the first time because of this critical solar issue. And we couldn’t have achieved this victory without the hundreds of thousands of Californians who heard what was happening and spoke up for solar progress - so thank YOU!

Actions

California: Stand for 100% Clean Energy

Let’s show the nation and the world that 100% clean energy is 100% possible. Tell Rep. Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher that we need California to keep leading the way on clean energy and climate.

Updates

Californians Call on State Lawmakers to Support 100% Clean Energy Legislation

Sacramento, CA - Today, more than one hundred Californians from across the region visited state assembly members to push for stronger leadership on the Golden State’s clean energy transition. Advocates called for immediate support of Senate Bill 100, a bill sponsored by Sen. Kevin de León to activate a full transition of California’s electric sector ...

California makes history with the nation's first commitment to putting solar on new homes

Yesterday, the California Energy Commission unanimously approved the nation's first commitment to putting solar on qualifying new home construction starting in 2020 - a move that'll be good for our cost-of-living and our climate alike. Building solar on new homes is consistent with California’s zero net energy goals for new buildings, and it’s a great ...

Major Coalition Launches Website Calling for California’s Transition to 100% Clean Energy

California Zeroes in on Big Greenhouse Reductions

California lawmakers miss historic opportunity by failing to pass SB 100

Bay Area Leaders Support a 100% Clean Energy California

Eclipse Shines Light on California’s Clean Energy Leadership

California Legislative Update

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 ...

Vote Solar CA

Thanks to smart policy and business innovation, the Golden State is our nation's solar leader with enough solar installed to power over two million homes and a goal to generate half of its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030.

We are working to keep California leading by continuing to expand solar access, particularly in low-income communities that have the most to gain from a transition to affordable, healthy renewable energy.

Ultimately, we aim to build a modern electric system that’s powered by reliable renewable sources and empowers consumer participation like never before. We are working to help state regulators rethink the way our grid is planned and operated to support that clean energy future.

Read the latest on our work in California on this page, learn more about policies for expanding low-income solar access here, and see what we mean when we talk about building a modern grid here.

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