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AI Ideas on Climate Change-Related Topics
I get where you are headed. It does seem like the fun part of AI is coming up with the questions, and, of course, trying to see what it can't answer.
I've gotten into a number of debates with folks about whether policies that support rooftop (privately owned) solar should be phased out in favor of supporting utility scale renewable energy. Eg., many people think rooftop solar owners are...
What aspect of human behavior is driving climate change?
Fear. I think fear causes people to not want to change, leading to inaction. I think fear cause people to deny climate change exists because of the implications of accepting the reality of climate change. I think fear of economic disruption leads to short-term focus and decision-making. I think fear of the consequences of climate change, such as resource scarcity, displaced communities and...
California Supreme Court NEM 3.0 case against the CPUC
The Solar Rights Alliance has some good links for background materials and advocacy: State Supreme Court grants review of lawsuit against NEM3 rooftop solar decision. I'm trying to stay up to speed on the case too. Appreciate the thread. Thx
CPUC approves LGPs for renewables to connect to California grid
Thanks for sharing
What one action could make the most significant difference in mitigating climate change?
The creation of a carbon footprint reduction game that gives prizes or recognition when people and businesses meet goals.
CA legislators introduce bills to get rooftop solar growing again
There is a new slate of pro-solar California bills that aim to keep rooftop solar growing. Read more and take action to support these bills: Legislators introduce bills to get rooftop solar growing again
New York Bill Would Expand Residential Solar Tax Credit To $10,000
New York State Senate Bill S3596B is currently under review by the state Budget and Revenue Committee—if passed, it would expand the existing state solar energy system equipment credit from 25% of qualified system installation costs with a cap of $5,000, to a cap of $10,000.
Read more @ Forbes
Urge your member of Congress to cosponsor the TVA Rate of Participation Act.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is not regulated by a state utility commission. Instead, the country’s largest federal utility conducts its energy planning behind closed doors, without substantial input from external experts and those impacted by its decisions.
A new bill in the U.S. Congress would change this — and all of us in Tennessee need your help to get it passed.
Take a moment to...
California Grid Revamps How It Will Connect Clean Energy Sources
All grids need A LOT of revamping. My vote is to get rid of them entirely! :)
Top California Solar Legislative Efforts to Track - 2024
Looks like CA isn't alone in working to stop utilities from using ratepayer funds to lobby -
8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying | Grist
Join CALSSA for Feb 28th Sacramento Solar Lobby Day!
This is a fun and important day to participate in for everyone who cares about solar in California. Please join us!
CALSSA’S LOBBY DAY & INFO FAIR
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Distributed Storage Policy Ideas
I thought this article about storage policies in Europe is relevant to this thread:
Supercharging Battery Storage Growth across Europe
Subsidies for cleantech
This article talks about the public cost of subsidies and tax breaks for cleantech but doesn’t mention the public cost for climate change impacts caused by fossil fuel companies.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/business/uk-green-subsidies-investment-hunt.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
CA’s proposed new solar rules for multi family housing is a major threat for distributed solar
The Fresno Unified School District just submitted an excellent ex part letter in the CPUC proceeding related to this issue on behalf of public schools and institutions of higher eduction. Many campuses use the same types of solar rate structures used by multi-family housing: e.g., net energy metering aggregation (NEMA). The letter includes some great points about why multi-meter properties...
Online Auction for Solar Rights: Fight the CA Utility Tax and win cool stuff!
Check out the Solar Rights Alliance Online Auction for Solar Rights, which opens today and culminates in a live event at 6:00 p.m. (PDT) on Wednesday, October 11th. This is a grassroots effort to stop the Utility Tax on individual solar ownership in California.
Help CA Solar Owners Fight for VNEM/NEMA and Against a High Fixed Charge
The California Public Utilities Commission proposed making even more draconian changes to the Virtual Net Metering (VNEM) and Aggregate Net Metering (NEMA) tariffs a few weeks ago. Read more and support CALSSA's efforts to protect the future of distributed solar in California:
Fight for VNEM/NEMA and Against a High Fixed Charge