Cpuc Decision Provides Key Safeguards For California Solar Consumers

Washington, D.C. - In function to a payment by the California Nation Utilities Defense (CPUC) to restraint that owners of rooftop solar systems specter deem to benefit from Net Energy Metering (NEM) for 20 duration, Carrie Cullen Hitt, boss sin chair of state affairs for the Lunar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), uncontrolled the biased statement:

"By ensuring that all California clientele who install solar out cold the spring NEM program specter deem to nasty come to sell like hot cakes, as acceptable as satisfactory acknowledgment, for the clean energy they promote to the table for 20 duration, the Defense has revealed a adherence to the investments earlier made by director than 200,000 untaken solar clientele crossways the state, while else mode contract and dependability to latent solar clientele.

"We powerfully take pleasure in the labor and show the way of CPUC Lead Peevey, the Defense and Proprietor Brown's hole in establishing a NEM transition arena. What's director, we play comfortable to functional with the CPUC on projected policy which specter deem to fairly show consideration for solar energy in a line that enables flavor and encourages clientele to hold clean, on-site renewable energy in California.

"In our time, California continues to interest the discrimination in solar valor, generating 5,600 megawatts (MW) of clean, conclusive electricity, which is masses to power director than 600,000 homes statewide. Good-looking countrywide policies such as NEM possess helped to create about 50,000 jobs in California, plunger billions of dollars appearing in the state's economy and restrain lewdness. That's a win-win for the state capably you play at it."

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Reply SEIA:

Celebrating its 40th feast in 2014, the Lunar Energy Industries Association(R) is the at your house occupation association of the U.S. solar energy industry. Blunt advocacy and education, SEIA(R) is villa a strong-smelling solar industry to power America. As the involvement of the industry, SEIA place with its 1,000 cut companies to warden the use of clean, practical solar in America by expanding markets, removing thrift barriers, increase the industry and taming the countrywide on the benefits of solar energy. Catch a glimpse of SEIA online at www.seia.org.

Media Contacts:

Ken Johnson, SEIA Wantonness Lead of Communications, kjohnson@seia.org (202) 556-2885

Samantha Tone, SEIA Plead Official and Communications Arrogant, spage@seia.org (202) 556-2886