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"Column: California Strikes Another Blow Against Rooftop Solar"

"Just a few weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom returned from a trip to China that he claimed was focused on tackling the climate crisis, his appointees back home voted to slash financial incentives for rooftop solar power — for the second time.

Thursday’s 5-0 vote by the California Public Utilities Commission will make solar panels less economically enticing for apartment dwellers, farmers, schools and strip malls, solar companies say. The commission approved similarly dramatic solar incentive cuts for single-family homes in December — a decision the industry says has prompted a steep drop-off in sales.

It’s a disappointing turn of events, especially considering how much value we’ve gotten from rooftop solar so far."

Sammy Roth reports for the Los Angeles Times November 16, 2023.

Source: LA Times, 11/21/2023