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Why are power bills so high?
I think today's article in HeatMap is on point for this thread :)
How Electricity Got So Expensive
What are the Utility Regulators thinking?
I just read summaries of a panel of former utilty regulators that I found so interesting. In solar, I think there's a danger of utility regulators and solar contractors being at odds with each other. As with everything, understanding each others' perspective is the key to getting what you want. There are some juicy pieces of advice here:
10 former utility regulators reflect on challenges...
WOMEN HANDS-ON PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) WORKSHOP
ASES workshop July 28- August 1 for women to do a hands on PV educations ( this is very needed, and long overdue, and ASES is awesome!):
WOMEN HANDS-ON PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) WORKSHOP
Breaking Ground: Advancing Women in the Trades with Chicago Women in the Trades (CWIT)
SEIA webinar this week on women in the trades:
Breaking Ground: Advancing Women in the Trades with Chicago Women in the Trades (CWIT)
Where do you get your clean energy news?
I like Heatmap too!
https://heatmap.news/climate-tech/emerald-ai-nvidia-data-centers
Women’s PV Workshop in Boulder, CO
babes and solar, two of my favorite things combined.
CA PUC Rulemaking (R.)19-09-009
This resolution was just issued today in this rule making. It finalizes the approval of SCE’s microgrid program agreements for general participants and mandates the creation of more accessible agreements for local and tribal government microgrid projects, acknowledging their unique challenges and limitations.
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) Energy StorageShares program
There's a webinar on 7/18 about how the program works:
Storage: SMUD’s Energy StorageShares Program
CA PUC Rulemaking (R.) 20-08-020
The Energy Division is soliciting informal comments for minor changes to the Contractors State License Board Solar Energy System Disclosure Document, per Resolution E-5364. Implementation of the Solar Energy System Disclosure Document, with the anticipated changes below, will begin on November 1, 2025, consistent with Resolution E-5364.
Potential changes are as follows:
Adding a box...
Solar on farms
One of the most effective policy approaches that has helped farms install solar is "community solar with agricultural dual-use incentives", like the Massachusetts SMART Program (Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target) with its Agrivoltaics Incentive. Their program gives extra payments per kilowatt-hour are offered if the solar panels are installed in a way that allows continued agricultural...