Merced Sun-Star Editorial - How can it be that the Turlock Irrigation District was able to enact policy and rates that make solar installation a losing proposition for the consumer? It seems the California Public Utilities Commission and state regulators should be protecting consumers from “monopoly” practices. In most cases, the consumer’s location dictates the source of commercial electrical power available. TID has, in essence, used its status as sole provider to shut down the competition from rooftop solar.
California solar advocates bring wheelbarrows of petitions to net metering fight
Utility Drive - Solar advocates delivered wheelbarrows full of petitions from over 130,000 electricity users to the California Public Utilities Comission (CPUC) asking regulators to extend the state’s net energy metering (NEM) rate, which credits solar owners for any electricity they send back onto the grid at the retail rate, PV Magazine reports.
Why are utilities trying to kill rooftop solar in California?
The Sacramento Bee - When I first started writing about energy living in Sacramento in the late ’80s, the technology to convert sunshine into electricity was among the most expensive options available.
PUC shouldn’t blot out new solar power
The Modesto Bee Editorial Board - Did you know a 3-gigawatt electricity facility has been built in California? That’s five times more than Shasta Dam’s turbines produce, 20 times more than Don Pedro’s, three times more power than Turlock’s Walnut Energy Center and 35 times more than at New Exchequer Dam.