Gov. Newsom: A ‘Solar Tax’ Threatens Your Climate Legacy
Esperanza Vielma, Ambrose Carroll and Francisco Moreno are founders of the Coalition for Environmental Equity and Economics (CEEE) and...
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Nov. 13, 2022 – Vol. 3, Issue 5
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Justin Ha
Aug 18, 2022
As Californians & planet sweat, rooftop solar revisions stuck in limbo
The future of rooftop solar in California is uncertain. Efforts to revise the state’s landmark Net Energy Metering (NEM) program that...
Nick Pilch
Aug 18, 2022
In Newsom-DeSantis rivalry, it’ll surprise who’s better on rooftop solar
Nick Pilch is an environmentalist and from 2014-2020 was a Council Member in the Bay Area town of Albany, Calif. This included serving as...
Susannah Saunders & Rebecca Elliot
Jun 24, 2022
Mission critical: CPUC can (finally) meet its mission by saving rooftop solar incentives
Revision of California’s rooftop solar program has received more guest essay submissions than any other issue in SactoPolitico.com...
Elizabeth Galante
Jun 9, 2022
Rooftop solar advice for Gov. Newsom from low-income solar installer
California’s Net Energy Metering program (NEM) has encouraged about 9% of the state’s electrical ratepayers to install solar systems on...
Jennifer Tanner
Mar 29, 2022
Gov. Newsom: Forget PG&E crocodile tears; save rooftop solar
Jennifer Tanner is the director of Indivisible’s Green Team, which represents hundreds of Indivisible chapters across California....
Lee Miller
Jan 26, 2022
Gov. Newsom: Don’t let sun go down on rooftop solar
Sacramento County-resident Lee Miller is a Board Member with Solar Rights Alliance, a statewide nonprofit association of California solar...
Dave Rosenfeld
Dec 15, 2021
Rooftop Solar Storm: Newsom must reverse ‘disastrous’ anti-solar proposal
Dave Rosenfeld is the executive director of the San Diego-based Solar Rights Alliance. He has been a community organizer for more than 20...
Fatima T. Malik & Roger Freeman
Nov 9, 2021
The Sun Belongs to Everyone, not just SMUD
Fatima T. Malik was a 2020 candidate for the SMUD Board of Directors, Ward 5 (northwest Sacramento County). Roger Freeman is board chair...
Jeff Burdick
May 31, 2021
What AB 1139 brawl means for future of rooftop solar
Editor’s update: The next month after publication, many were surprised when AB 1139 described below failed to earn majority support in...
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