The Psychic, the Solar Installer, and the CPUC

On the next Probably True Solar Stories, a psychic predicts a
sunny future for a struggling solar installer and the entire
California solar industry. But when the installer doesn’t believe
her, the psychic makes a bet that could cost him a free solar
installation. Can the psychic really change the installer's
future or the CPUC?

True Solar Takeaways


Recent decisions by the California Public Utilities
Commission have resulted in 17,000 solar job losses in
California, and there could be more.


https://www.renewableenergyworld.com/solar/rooftop/california-nem-3-0-layoffs-and-closures-set-in-six-months-after-controversial-ruling/



Studies show that rooftop solar is a net cost benefit to all
ratepayers.


https://vibrantcleanenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/VCE-CCSA_CA_Report.pdf

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2016/solar-energy-advantages/



Under Net Energy Metering 3.0 (NEM 3.0), solar consumers
receive a bill credit at the "avoided cost" or wholesale rate. To
improve solar's ROI and payback, homeowners essentially have to
buy a battery, increasing the upfront cost of solar and making
solar less desirable in California.

Retail electricity bills from California's three major
utilities increased by at least 47%, with San Diego Gas &
Electric experiencing a spike of 104%. 


https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/08/30/california-electricity-pricing-exploded-in-the-last-three-years-far-outpacing-inflation/



California's Governor appointed the current CPUC
commissioners and can influence them to review their recent
misguided and devastating decisions for the rooftop and community
solar industries. 



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