• January 10, 2024
• Phil Villagomez
• Insight

While many of us have been ringing in the new year, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and other state utilities have been ringing in significant new rate hikes.  PG&E has announced utility rate hikes of 13%, a slight relief …

• January 4, 2024
• Phil Villagomez
• Insight

Does your school district have active solar PV systems?  If so, you will want to be aware of this new threat to your project’s long-term savings.

For many California school districts, the investments they have made in deploying solar PV …

• December 21, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

Proceedings have come to a conclusion around the future of distributed solar projects in California. On December 15^th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) formally adopted the new Net Billing Tariff as a successor to the Net Energy …

• November 11, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

On November 10, 2022 the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released the latest version of a Proposed Decision to change California’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. Unfortunately, the implications are still devastating for new solar projects.

Background

As we have …

• August 17, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

Yesterday, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, a massive $750 bill healthcare, tax, and climate bill that some are calling “the largest climate investment in American history”. Included in this bill are several new and enhanced …

• May 13, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

The CPUC’s proceedings have resumed regarding proposed changes to California’s Net Metering Program. Back in December of 2021, the CPUC issued a Proposed Decision to substantially re-structure California’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) program. The proposed changes include (among other things) …

• February 4, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

On February 3, 2022, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a notice that the proceedings regarding the Proposed Decision to change the Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program are officially on hold. “The proposed decision, which was issued on December 13, …

• January 19, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

As highlighted in our recent articles, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is proposing devastating changes to the State’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program. The NEM Program has been wildly successful in empowering electricity customers in California to deploy …

• January 5, 2022
• David Burdick
• Insight

In California, time is running out for new solar & battery projects. SGIP battery incentive funding continues to dwindle rapidly. And a recent proposed decision from the CPUC could wipe out the economic value of new solar projects. Thus it …

• December 15, 2021
• David Burdick
• Insight

On Monday, December 13, 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission released their proposed decision regarding changes to California’s Net Energy Metering (NEM) Program. NEM is the program which enables behind-the-meter / rooftop energy systems (like solar) to earn credits for …