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I was on the previous incentive for solar generation and my bill last month was $0 (I only look at the summary emailed to me and let autopay handle it). I assu

I was on the previous incentive for solar generation and my bill last month was $0 (I only look at the summary emailed to me and let autopay handle it). I assume I generated more than I consumed and that offset my gas consumption. CPUC is full of cronies tied to Sacramento and Newsom. Guarantee the solar changes in this article are being pushed by the energy companies. PG&E is putting all this money into preventing the next wave of wildfires caused by their negligence and passing it on to consumers. This feels like the power companies getting in front of shrinking revenue to stop backlash from raising rates for non-solar customers. I can’t imagine power companies continuing to pay outrageous executive salaries while everyone switches to solar and lowering revenue.

miguelazo 3y ago
>CPUC is full of cronies tied to Sacramento and Newsom. This-- with a revolving door to industry. And all of their rationales for this proposal are literally Investor-Owned Utility talking points. The most ridiculous part is that CPUC will say that rates are getting too high, provide zero data to show that solar is causing a real cost shift (independent study by Lawrence Livermore found negligible, if any), make zero effort to investigate the utilities' General Rate Case in any serious way, then approve the rate increases that they're now blaming on solar. And keep in mind, this is just the beginning-- they're also ramming the fixed charge (utility tax) other posters were advocating as an alternative down our throats very soon. This will result in far fewer rooftop solar installs, which will mean more giant solar farms in our open spaces that require far more expensive infrastructure/maintenance, which, surprise-- is what really drives up rates up (beyond the obscene waste you'll find at IOUs).

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I was on the previous incentive for solar generation and my bill last month was $0 (I only look at the summary emailed to me and let autopay handle it). I assu

by someonehere 3y ago

miguelazo 3y ago
>CPUC is full of cronies tied to Sacramento and Newsom. This-- with a revolving door to industry. And all of their rationales for this proposal are literally Investor-Owned Utility talking points. The most ridiculous part is that CPUC will say that rates are getting too high, provide zero data to show that solar is causing a real cost shift (independent study by Lawrence Livermore found negligible, if any), make zero effort to investigate the utilities' General Rate Case in any serious way, then approve the rate increases that they're now blaming on solar. And keep in mind, this is just the beginning-- they're also ramming the fixed charge (utility tax) other posters were advocating as an alternative down our throats very soon. This will result in far fewer rooftop solar installs, which will mean more giant solar farms in our open spaces that require far more expensive infrastructure/maintenance, which, surprise-- is what really drives up rates up (beyond the obscene waste you'll find at IOUs).