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This article was originally published May 30, 2024.

Utility regulators voted on a program designed to boost community solar. Solar and consumer advocates say the plan is flawed.

The California Public Utilities Commission released a revised proposed decision on the state's community solar program on May 28 after tabling a vote on

California's Public Utilities Commission is slated to vote on a proposal that could effectively doom solar projects to help renters and low-income residents.

Community solar allows “households and businesses to subscribe to a nearby solar installation and claim a portion of the energy generated from that site, resulting in monthly utility bill savings.” | Opinion

The community solar market just got a boost in Washington. State Rep. David Hackney (D) and Sen. John Lovick (D) pre-filed both HB 2253 and SB 6113,

Thursday's vote by the California Public Utilities Commission was the latest stain on the governor's record.

California’s utilities regulator on Thursday adopted new rules for community solar projects, despite warnings from clean energy advocates that the move will actually undercut efforts to expand solar power options

California's utilities regulator today cut incentives for community solar projects, likely crimping solar power options for renters.

Community solar and storage could help power California toward its goals for clean energy, grid reliability, energy equity and affordable housing — but only if regulators don't allow the state's biggest utilities to undermine it. That’s the argument a sprawling coalition of solar industry groups, consumer advocates, environmental justice organizations, labor unions and the state’s homebuilding industry has been making before the California Public Utilities Commissi...