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California Assembly passed a bill allowing schools & apartments to use on-site solar energy directly instead of buying it back from utilities.

Assembly passes legislation to help schools and renters benefit from solar energy

The California Assembly passed legislation on Thursday by a 42:7 vote that would allow schools and apartment buildings to use solar energy they generate on-site, instead of having to buy it back from utilities. SB 1374, authored by state Sen. Josh Becker, would reinstate rights that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took away from Californians in 2023. Until then, Californian utility customers such as schools could use the solar energy they generate on one electric meter, like their parking lot, to power their separately-metered buildings, making full use of their own energy and avoiding higher utility bills.

California has significant potential to generate more clean electricity from rooftop solar panels; we’ve only taken advantage of about 10% of our state’s rooftop solar potential. Passing this bill will re-incentivize on-site rooftop solar installations, thereby accelerating California’s transition to clean energy and letting schools and renters enjoy the many benefits of solar panels, including less pollution and lower electricity bills.

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Source: Environment California

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SB 1374 removes a burdensome barrier and restores the ability for customers to self-consume the energy they produce on their property.

Senate passes bill to partially restore solar incentives

A bill that would restore the ability of schools, shopping centers, farms and apartment building owners to use the power they generate with their own rooftop solar systems passed in the California State Senate last week and was sent to the Assembly.

Senate Bill (SB) 1374, authored by Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, would reverse a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision last year that prevented numerous types of solar panel owners with multiple meters from using the electricity they generated to offset what they purchased from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and other power companies.

The bill was approved 28-7 on May 20.

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Source: The Independent

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