Nevada shows we are ALL solar
Nevada regulators now have less than 30 days to decide whether or not to keep solar affordable for energy consumers. With the state’s solar future hanging in the balance, the overwhelming strength and...
View ArticleCPUC’s Draft Decision Upholds Net Metering for California
The California Public Utilities Commission issued a strong proposed decision today that, if adopted, would uphold net metering in California for future solar customers. This is very encouraging news...
View ArticleNevadans Get Coal For Christmas
Despite overwhelming public support for rooftop solar, the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUCN) today voted (3-0) to weaken one of the state’s most successful solar programs in a move that will...
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The final countdown …
It’s go time. With a good proposal now on the table and utility pressure building to weaken it, California regulators are expected to decide the Golden State’s solar fate in a matter of weeks. That...
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CA Utilities Mount A Last-Ditch Effort to Crush Consumer Solar
We saw this coming, but it still gets us hot under the collar. With the CPUC poised to uphold net metering and keep solar accessible to Californians, the state’s three big utilities are pulling out all...
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Weir, Franti & Hagar help us #RockTheSun
The fight for solar power is getting some star-power today – music legends Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, Michael Franti and Sammy Hagar are holding a free pop-up set in San Francisco to stand (er,...
View ArticleNew Freeing the Grid Grades Now Out!
Clean Energy “Report Card” Updated with Grades for all 50 StatesAmid a Changing Electricity Landscape Vote Solar and out long-time partners at the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) today...
View ArticleMassachusetts’ Governor Baker Highlights Solar
Last week, Massachusetts’ Governor Charlie Baker made keeping the Massachusetts solar industry growing a priority in his State of the Commonwealth address. Now it’s up to the Legislature to get the job...
View ArticleCalifornia Public Utilities Commission Expands Solar Net Metering
Press Release: rosalind@votesolar.org 415-817-5061 Consumer, Faith, Environmental & Business Leaders Applaud Commitment to Continued Solar Progress SAN FRANCISCO – Thursday, January 28th— A diverse...
View ArticleCPUC Net Metering Decision Keeps Leading on Rooftop Solar and Customer Choice
Today saw a major victory for solar choice in San Francisco. After many months of deliberation, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted to adopt new rules that uphold net metering for...
View ArticleNevada Regulators Confirm Rule Change for Existing Solar Customers
In the final days of 2015, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted to add significant new costs for solar customers, a rate and rule change that impacted both future customers as well as the...
View ArticleGreat party for a great cause: Equinox 2016
It’s time once again for the best party in solar, and this year we’ll be putting a little extra green in St. Patrick’s Day … Equinox 2016: Vote Solar’s Annual Celebration & Fundraiser March 17 at...
View ArticleUNS Electric: An Arizona Test Case In Demand Charges For All
Vote Solar is in the last day of a hearing process in Arizona where the local utility has proposed unprecedented rate design changes that would reduce the economics for distributed solar generation and...
View ArticleNew York: Bringing Reason to the Net Metering Conversation
If you read our blog, you know that all across the country bedrock solar policies, especially net metering, are under attack. Net metering is one of the most important solar policies, because it allows...
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The Price of the Massachusetts Solar Impasse
It has been a year since an unnecessary cap on one of our most important solar programs – net metering – started slamming the brakes on solar projects across Massachusetts. That’s an entire year of...
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A Hard Fought Solar Victory in Massachusetts
It was a hard fought victory for a short-term compromise, but today Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill to raise the net metering cap for non-residential solar energy systems – which...
View ArticleWe are a #MillionSolarStrong!
Together we have reached an awesome milestone. We now have more than one million solar installations powering our country. A MILLION! We now have 1 million solar installations powering the U.S. We are...
View ArticleNet Metering Moves forward in New England
Over the last year, the future of solar power has been at the center of debates moving forward on both sides of the Connecticut River – in Vermont and New Hampshire. As both have hit caps on net...
View ArticleRooftop solar and energy efficiency just saved Californians $192 million in...
In regulatory proceedings across the country, we have long made the case that consumer investment in solar and other clean energy options can be a real cost-saver as it reduces the need for expensive...
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