California Solar Actions & Updates

Solar Success Story

Poppys from California remind us of solar and the sun

Earlier this year, 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

California Legislative Update

2017 is proving to be another eventful year for clean energy legislation in Sacramento, with many elected officials eager to show state leadership in an era where the federal outlook is uncertain at best. Soon, California’s Legislature heads home for a summer recess, before coming back and sending bills to Governor Brown for signature by ...

Clean Energy and Smart Planning Could Save SCE Ratepayers $2.7B

At a packed public participation hearing today for Southern California Edison (SCE)’s general rate case, the national advocacy organization Vote Solar urged regulators not to approve $2.7 billion in unjustified energy system upgrades being proposed by the utility. Vote Solar noted that these costly upgrades can be deferred or avoided altogether with smart planning and ...

Investing in a Distributed Energy Resource Future

State Regulators Pushed California Forward on Climate Progress. It’s Time for the Market to Respond

Distributed Solar Just Saved Californians $145 Million in Transmission Upgrades

California Needs a Workable Low-income Community Solar Option

CEC Workshop Aims to Increase Solar Adoption Among Low-Income Californians

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.