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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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