Metropolis and county authorities leaders from throughout California are urging the CPUC and Gov. Gavin Newsom to reject new photo voltaic charges proposed by utilities on the California Public Utilities Fee. Greater than two dozen metropolis governments, 43 mayors and 40 metropolis or county councilmembers from throughout the Golden State have signed on to assist safety of the photo voltaic trade and oppose the try by utilities to impose a photo voltaic tax and slash the net-metering credit score for California customers.
The CPUC closed public touch upon its Web Vitality Metering (NEM) proposal on Friday, July 1. Information present that a number of municipal leaders, mayors, metropolis and authorities councils and official metropolis resolutions have weighed in citing rising inflation, native local weather impression and photo voltaic trade progress of their pleas to proceed rooftop photo voltaic.
Regardless of the overwhelming recognition of rooftop photo voltaic and web metering in California, the CPUC is contemplating a proposed choice to implement a month-to-month photo voltaic penalty tax whereas additionally slashing credit customers obtain for his or her extra photo voltaic vitality.
“The CPUC and Governor Newsom ought to take heed to what native leaders throughout our state clearly need on behalf of their constituents: extra native photo voltaic and batteries,” stated Dave Rosenfeld, government director of the Photo voltaic Rights Alliance. “This statewide photo voltaic tax would destroy the momentum these California communities have so efficiently began.”
The feedback will likely be thought-about by the CPUC earlier than commissioners vote on the proposal, which might come as quickly as late July.
“The Oakland Metropolis Council helps defending and increasing rooftop photo voltaic through a powerful succeeding NEM tariff and increasing clear vitality entry by making it simpler, not costlier, for folks to undertake rooftop photo voltaic and associated vitality storage.” – one remark from the Oakland Metropolis Council.
The 100+ extra metropolis and county governments and native elected officers supporting rooftop photo voltaic embrace:
- Metropolis of San Diego
- Metropolis of Berkeley
- Metropolis of Imperial Seaside
- Metropolis of Richmond
- Metropolis of Sebastopol
- Metropolis of Solana Seaside
- Metropolis of Encinitas
- Metropolis of El Cerrito
- Metropolis of Palm Springs
- Metropolis of Desert Scorching Springs
- Metropolis of Hayward
- Metropolis of Hawthorne
- City of Fairfax
- Metropolis of Indian Wells
- Metropolis of Palm Desert
- County of Los Angeles
- Coachella Valley Affiliation of Governments
- Diablo Water District
- Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
- Mendocino County Board of Supervisors
- Alan Nagy, Mayor, Metropolis of Newark
- Alma Beltran, Mayor, Parlier
- Ann Schneider, Mayor, Millbrae
- Bruce Ackerman, Mayor, Fairfax
- Barbara Halliday, Mayor, Hayward
- Charles Stone, Mayor, Belmont
- Claudia Invoice-de la Peña, Mayor, Thousand Oaks
- Christy Gilbert Holstege, Esq., Mayor, Palm Springs
- Daniel Lee, Vice Mayor, Culver Metropolis
- Darrell Steinberg, Mayor, Sacramento
- Drew Boyles, Mayor, El Segundo
- Eli Beckman, Mayor, Corte Madera
- Emmanuel Estrada, Mayor, Baldwin Park
- Jaime Tarne, Mayor, Etna
- James Campbell, Mayor, Belvedere
- Jerry Dyer, Mayor, Fresno
- Jesse Arreguin, Mayor, Berkeley
- Kathy Ward, Mayor, San Clemente
- Libby Schaaf, Mayor, Oakland
- Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor, Metropolis of Chula Vista
- Maryann Moise Derwin, Mayor, Portola Valley
- Norma Martínez-Rubin, Mayor, Metropolis of Pinole
- Pat Furey, Mayor, Torrance
- Pauline Cutter, Mayor, San Leandro
- Paul Fadelli, Mayor, El Cerrito
- Robert Brownstone, Mayor, Half Moon Bay
- Ronald Kott, Mayor, Rio Vista
- Sam Liccardo, Mayor, San Jose
- Serge Dedina, Mayor, Imperial Seaside
- Sofia Rubalcava, Mayor, Metropolis of Ventura
- Steve Younger, Mayor, Benicia
- Steven Vargas, Mayor, Brea
- Teresa Barrett, Mayor, Petaluma
- Terry Gaasterland, Mayor, Metropolis of Del Mar
- Vicente Sarmiento, Mayor, Santa Ana
- Artemio Villegas, Mayor Professional Tem Metropolis Council #6, Madera
- Bobby Duncan, Mayor Professional Tem, Metropolis of Yucaipa
- Gabriel Quinto, Mayor Professional Tem, El Cerrito
- Victor Aguilar, Vice Mayor, San Leandro
- Wes Speake, Vice Mayor, Corona
- Paul Grisanti, Mayor, Malibu
- Shawn Kumagai, Vice Mayor, Metropolis of Dublin
- San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson
- Alexandre Monteiro, Councilmember, Metropolis of Hawthorne
- Alison Hicks, Councilmember, Mountain View Metropolis
- Invoice Baber, Metropolis Councilmember, La Mesa
- Chris Duncan, Metropolis Councilmember, San Clemente
- Claudia Jimenez, Metropolis Councilmember, Richmond
- Corina Lopez, Councilmember, San Leandro
- Dan Kalb, Metropolis Councilmember, Oakland
- David Cohen, Councilmember, San Jose
- Dennis Pocekay, Councilmember, Petaluma Metropolis
- Devin Murphy, Councilmember, Metropolis of Pinole Metropolis
- Ed Hernandez, Former Councilmember, San Leandro
- Eddie Alvarez, Councilmember, Santa Rosa
- Gayle McLaughlin, Councilmember, Richmond Metropolis
- J Francisco Zermeño C, Councilmember, Metropolis of Hayward
- James Coleman, Councilmember, Metropolis of South San Francisco
- Jenny Kenoyer, Councilmember, Modesto
- Joe Patterson, Metropolis Councilman, Metropolis of Rocklin
- John Friedrich, Metropolis Councilmember, South Lake Tahoe
- Jon Willey, Metropolis Councilmember, Cupertino
- Justin Massey, Metropolis Councilmember, Hermosa Seaside
- Kate Harrison, Councilmember, Berkeley Metropolis
- Loren Taylor, Councilmember, Metropolis of Oakland
- Nelida Mendoza, Councilmember, Santa Ana
- Nithya Raman, Metropolis Councilmember, Los Angeles
- Priya Bhat-Patel, Councilmember, Carlsbad
- Raul Campillo, Councilmember, San Diego
- Salvador Solorio-Ruiz, Councilmember, Metropolis of Delano
- Sally Lieber, Councilmember, Mountain View
- Susan Wengraf, Councilmember, Berkeley Metropolis
- Tony Goodwin, Metropolis Councilmember, Metropolis of Modesto
- Tony Madrigal, District 2 Councilmember, Modesto Metropolis
- Valerie Arkin, Councilmember, Metropolis of Pleasanton
- Chris Ricci, Councilmember, District 3, Modesto
- Gregory RAths, Councilman, Mission Viejo
- Greg Bradley, Treasurer, Upland
- Christian Dinco, Councilman, Eastvale
- Myrna Melgar, Supervisor, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
- Candace Andersen, Supervisor, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
- Debra Lucero, Butte County Supervisor – District 2, Chico
- John Hidahl, El Dorado County District 1 Supervisor, Placerville
- Otto Leem, Supervisor, Santa Clara County, San Jose
- Keith Corum, Supervisor, Glenn County, District 4
- Jim Provenza, Chair, Yolo County Supervisors
Information merchandise from Save California Photo voltaic
